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Thursday 19 December 2019 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:019:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:536:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:577:57 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:161:16 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:181:18 PM–14:482:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:146:14 AM–07:337:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:1210:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:459:45 AM–10:2710:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:412:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:583:58 AM+1–29:285:28 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

Śubha06:146:14 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Roga07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Cara10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMneutral
Lābha11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Amṛta12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Śubha15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMgood
Cara18:286:28 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Kāla21:509:50 PM–23:3111:31 PMavoid
Lābha23:3111:31 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Udvega25:121:12 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:532:53 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Amṛta28:344:34 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:536:53 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 20:048:04 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 14:462:46 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:577:57 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:536:53 PM
Taitilauntil 29:505:50 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:536:53 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī20:048:04 PMHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān14:462:46 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava07:577:57 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:14 06:146:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 371
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:1212:12 AM+1
Moonset
11:5711:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:146:14 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:459:45 AM10:2710:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:181:18 PM14:482:48 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:412:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:583:58 AM+129:285:28 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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