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Wednesday 6 January 2021 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:341:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3711:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3712:37 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Hasta, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:578:57 AM–10:2810:28 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:092:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:417:41 AM–09:009:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2010:20 AM–11:4011:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1911:19 AM–12:0112:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4011:40 AM–13:001:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1210:12 PM–23:4211:42 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

Lābha06:216:21 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Amṛta07:417:41 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Kāla09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AMavoid
Śubha10:2010:20 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Roga11:4011:40 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Udvega13:001:00 PM–14:192:19 PMavoid
Cara14:192:19 PM–15:393:39 PMneutral
Lābha15:393:39 PM–16:594:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:594:59 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid
Śubha18:396:39 PM–20:198:19 PMgood
Amṛta20:198:19 PM–22:0010:00 PMgood
Cara22:0010:00 PM–23:4011:40 PMneutral
Roga23:4011:40 PM–25:201:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:201:20 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:003:00 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1good
Udvega28:414:41 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:3711:37 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 14:392:39 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 21:429:42 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3712:37 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:3711:37 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4011:40 AM–13:001:00 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:001:00 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:3711:37 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta14:392:39 PMCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa21:429:42 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava12:3712:37 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 755
Day length
10 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:1112:11 AM+1
Moonset
11:2911:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:417:41 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:578:57 AM10:2810:28 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1911:19 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:001:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:092:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1210:12 PM23:4211:42 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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