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Monday 23 April 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:471:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:363:36 AM–04:204:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:583:58 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:298:29 AM–10:0010:00 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:426:42 AM–08:198:19 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:559:55 AM–11:3211:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:253:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:472:47 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta05:055:05 AM–06:426:42 AMgood
Kāla06:426:42 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Śubha08:198:19 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Roga09:559:55 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Udvega11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Cara13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMneutral
Lābha14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Amṛta16:234:23 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:006:00 PM–19:237:23 PMneutral
Roga19:237:23 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Kāla20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Lābha22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Udvega23:3211:32 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5512:55 AM+1–26:182:18 AM+1good
Amṛta26:182:18 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Cara27:413:41 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 14:332:33 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 21:159:15 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5010:50 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:426:42 AM–08:198:19 AM
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 PM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:198:19 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:4611:46 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya14:332:33 PMĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla21:159:15 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava11:4611:46 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:04 05:045:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 766
Day length
12 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:4211:42 AM
Moonset
25:141:14 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:363:36 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:363:36 AM04:204:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:583:58 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:407:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:426:42 AM08:198:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:407:40 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:298:29 AM10:0010:00 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:5012:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:253:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:472:47 AM+128:184:18 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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