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January 2020 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 3 January 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:316:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:578:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:457:45 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Revatī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:072:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:554:55 AM+1–30:426:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:407:40 AM–08:598:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:278:27 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1910:19 AM–11:3811:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5911:59 AM–12:4212:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:172:17 PM–15:373:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:136:13 PM–20:008:00 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

Cara06:206:20 AM–07:407:40 AMneutral
Lābha07:407:40 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Amṛta08:598:59 AM–10:1910:19 AMgood
Kāla10:1910:19 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Śubha11:3811:38 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Roga12:5812:58 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Udvega14:172:17 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Cara15:373:37 PM–16:564:56 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:564:56 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid
Kāla18:376:37 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Lābha20:178:17 PM–21:589:58 PMgood
Udvega21:589:58 PM–23:3811:38 PMavoid
Śubha23:3811:38 PM–25:191:19 AM+1good
Amṛta25:191:19 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1good
Cara26:592:59 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1neutral
Roga28:404:40 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:578:57 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 20:548:54 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:457:45 AM
Bavauntil 20:578:57 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1910:19 AM–11:3811:38 AM
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:436:43 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1

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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3811:38 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:436:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:578:57 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatīpast sunriseAśvinī
YogaParigha20:548:54 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:457:45 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:20 06:206:20 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 386
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:4511:45 AM
Moonset
24:1012:10 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:407:40 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:278:27 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4212:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:072:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:436:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:136:13 PM20:008:00 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:554:55 AM+130:426:42 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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