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Friday 23 October 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:274:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:294:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:234:23 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:264:26 PM–18:046:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:386:38 AM–08:168:16 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika07:027:02 AM–08:278:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:537:53 AM–08:398:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2612:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:092:09 PM–15:343:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:093:09 AM+1–28:504:50 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

Cara05:375:37 AM–07:027:02 AMneutral
Lābha07:027:02 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Amṛta08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Kāla09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMavoid
Śubha11:1811:18 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Roga12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Udvega14:092:09 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Cara15:343:34 PM–16:594:59 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:594:59 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid
Kāla18:346:34 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Lābha20:098:09 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Śubha23:1811:18 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5312:53 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1good
Cara26:282:28 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1neutral
Roga28:034:03 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:294:29 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 22:5810:58 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 22:5210:52 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:234:23 PM
Bavauntil 28:294:29 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AM
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1811:18 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 22 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:29 04:294:29 AM SatNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā22:5810:58 PMŚravaṇa
YogaDhṛti22:5210:52 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:234:23 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra29:37 05:375:37 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 680
Day length
11 h 22 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:1912:19 PM
Moonset
23:0511:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:386:38 AM08:168:16 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:027:02 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:537:53 AM08:398:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1811:18 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2612:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:264:26 PM18:046:04 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:093:09 AM+128:504:50 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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