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Tuesday 22 December 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:461:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:453:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:399:39 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:485:48 PM–19:357:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:117:11 AM–08:578:57 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1210:12 PM–23:0611:06 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

Roga06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMavoid
Udvega07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMneutral
Lābha10:1310:13 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Amṛta11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Śubha14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Roga15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Lābha18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Udvega20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Śubha21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Amṛta23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14 AM+1good
Cara25:141:14 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1neutral
Roga26:552:55 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:364:36 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:453:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 23:0711:07 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 09:399:39 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:453:45 PM
Bālavauntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:303:30 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:453:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā23:0711:07 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta09:399:39 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava15:453:45 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 740
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:0212:02 PM
Moonset
24:1412:14 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:117:11 AM08:578:57 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:1310:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:485:48 PM19:357:35 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1210:12 PM23:0611:06 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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