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Thursday 20 May 2021 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:2110:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:539:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:474:47 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:539:53 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Maghā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:233:23 AM–04:054:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:443:44 AM–04:474:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:3912:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:474:47 AM–06:286:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:098:09 AM–09:509:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:169:16 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:111:11 PM–14:522:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:392:39 PM–15:333:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:169:16 PM–22:4910:49 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

Śubha04:474:47 AM–06:286:28 AMgood
Roga06:286:28 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Udvega08:098:09 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Cara09:509:50 AM–11:3111:31 AMneutral
Lābha11:3111:31 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Amṛta13:111:11 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Kāla14:522:52 PM–16:334:33 PMavoid
Śubha16:334:33 PM–18:146:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:146:14 PM–19:337:33 PMgood
Cara19:337:33 PM–20:528:52 PMneutral
Roga20:528:52 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Kāla22:1110:11 PM–23:3011:30 PMavoid
Lābha23:3011:30 PM–24:4912:49 AM+1good
Udvega24:4912:49 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:092:09 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Amṛta27:283:28 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:474:47 AM to 28:474:47 AM+1

04:474:47 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 28:474:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:539:53 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 13:271:27 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 20:578:57 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:539:53 AM
Bālavauntil 21:239:23 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:111:11 PM–14:522:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–19:387:38 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:522:52 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī09:539:53 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā13:271:27 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaVyāghāta20:578:57 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava09:539:53 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra28:47 04:474:47 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2078
Śaka
1943
Kali
5122
Ahargaṇa
1 870 889
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
11:5811:58 AM
Moonset
25:081:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:233:23 AM04:474:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:233:23 AM04:054:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:443:44 AM04:474:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:474:47 AM07:287:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:474:47 AM06:286:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:287:28 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:169:16 AM10:1010:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0211:02 AM12:3912:39 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:392:39 PM15:333:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:169:16 PM22:4910:49 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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