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Thursday 14 May 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:224:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:535:53 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:504:50 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:035:03 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 267° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 267° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:243:24 AM–04:074:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:463:46 AM–04:504:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:416:41 PM–20:258:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:504:50 AM–06:306:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:108:10 AM–09:509:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:148:14 AM–09:589:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:111:11 PM–14:512:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM–15:313:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha04:504:50 AM–06:306:30 AMgood
Roga06:306:30 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Udvega08:108:10 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Cara09:509:50 AM–11:3011:30 AMneutral
Lābha11:3011:30 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Amṛta13:111:11 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Kāla14:512:51 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid
Śubha16:314:31 PM–18:116:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:116:11 PM–19:317:31 PMgood
Cara19:317:31 PM–20:518:51 PMneutral
Roga20:518:51 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:3011:30 PMavoid
Lābha23:3011:30 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1good
Udvega24:5012:50 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:102:10 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1good
Amṛta27:293:29 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:504:50 AM to 28:494:49 AM+1

04:504:50 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 28:494:49 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:035:03 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:111:11 PM–14:512:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:512:51 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhāpast sunriseŚatabhiṣā
YogaBrahma22:4710:47 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava17:035:03 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra28:49 04:494:49 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 518
Day length
13 h 21 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:4312:43 AM+1
Moonset
11:0611:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:243:24 AM04:504:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:243:24 AM04:074:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:463:46 AM04:504:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:504:50 AM07:307:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:504:50 AM06:306:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:307:30 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:148:14 AM09:589:58 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM10:1010:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:372:37 PM15:313:31 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:416:41 PM20:258:25 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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