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Monday 27 December 2021 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:395:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:594:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:226:22 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Hasta, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:428:42 PM–22:1710:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:377:37 AM–08:568:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1610:16 AM–11:3511:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1311:13 AM–12:4812:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:032:03 PM–14:452:45 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

Amṛta06:186:18 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Kāla07:377:37 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Śubha08:568:56 AM–10:1610:16 AMgood
Roga10:1610:16 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Udvega11:3511:35 AM–12:5412:54 PMavoid
Cara12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Amṛta15:333:33 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:524:52 PM–18:336:33 PMneutral
Roga18:336:33 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid
Kāla20:148:14 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Lābha21:549:54 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Udvega23:3511:35 PM–25:161:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:161:16 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Amṛta26:572:57 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1good
Cara28:384:38 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:186:18 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:594:59 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:372:37 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 06:226:22 AM
Śobhanauntil 28:214:21 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:594:59 PM
Taitilauntil 28:244:24 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:377:37 AM–08:568:56 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:568:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:594:59 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta26:37 02:372:37 AM TueCitrā
YogaSaubhāgya06:226:22 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava16:594:59 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:18 06:186:18 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2078
Śaka
1943
Kali
5122
Ahargaṇa
1 871 110
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:2112:21 AM+1
Moonset
11:4811:48 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:377:37 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1311:13 AM12:4812:48 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3812:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3812:38 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:032:03 PM14:452:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:428:42 PM22:1710:17 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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