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Tuesday 8 December 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:184:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:482:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1811:18 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

11:2611:26 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2611:26 AM
At noon, 11:2611:26 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:133:13 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–08:578:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:478:47 AM–10:0610:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2611:26 AM–12:4512:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:052:05 PM–15:243:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:076:07 PM–19:387:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0610:06 PM–22:5910:59 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

Roga06:086:08 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Cara08:478:47 AM–10:0610:06 AMneutral
Lābha10:0610:06 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Amṛta11:2611:26 AM–12:4512:45 PMgood
Kāla12:4512:45 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Śubha14:052:05 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Roga15:243:24 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:444:44 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid
Lābha18:256:25 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Udvega20:058:05 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Śubha21:469:46 PM–23:2611:26 PMgood
Amṛta23:2611:26 PM–25:071:07 AM+1good
Cara25:071:07 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1neutral
Roga26:472:47 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:284:28 AM+1–30:086:08 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:086:08 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:482:48 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 11:1811:18 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 23:1211:12 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:482:48 PM
Taitilauntil 25:511:51 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:052:05 PM–15:243:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:0211:02 PM–23:5011:50 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4711:47 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:243:24 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5011:50 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī14:482:48 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī11:1811:18 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti23:1211:12 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKaulava14:482:48 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 726
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:1612:16 AM+1
Moonset
12:1412:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:2210:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM08:578:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0211:02 AM11:5011:50 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0511:05 AM11:4711:47 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:444:44 PM18:316:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:444:44 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:076:07 PM19:387:38 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0610:06 PM22:5910:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0211:02 PM23:5011:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:133:13 AM+128:444:44 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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