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December 2019 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 4 December 2019 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:448:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1411:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:589:58 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:2411:24 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2411:24 AM
At noon, 11:2411:24 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:356:35 AM–08:238:23 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:036:03 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:247:24 AM–08:448:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0410:04 AM–11:2411:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0311:03 AM–11:4511:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2411:24 AM–12:4412:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:519:51 PM–23:3811:38 PMa 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

Lābha06:046:04 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Amṛta07:247:24 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Kāla08:448:44 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Śubha10:0410:04 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Roga11:2411:24 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Udvega12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Cara14:042:04 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–16:434:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:434:43 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid
Śubha18:236:23 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Amṛta20:048:04 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Cara21:449:44 PM–23:2411:24 PMneutral
Roga23:2411:24 PM–25:041:04 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:041:04 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:452:45 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Udvega28:254:25 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1

06:046:04 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 14:392:39 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 12:2312:23 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:589:58 AM
Bavauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2411:24 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:0011:00 PM–23:4811:48 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4412:44 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:4811:48 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī23:1411:14 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā14:392:39 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa12:2312:23 PMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:589:58 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:05 06:056:05 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 356
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:1012:10 PM
Moonset
23:4811:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:356:35 AM08:238:23 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:2010:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0011:00 AM11:4811:48 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4511:45 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:036:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:519:51 PM23:3811:38 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0011:00 PM23:4811:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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