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Wednesday 20 December 2023 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:3710:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:458:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:458:45 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 57% 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 muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:533:53 PM–17:245:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:436:43 AM–08:148:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Amṛta07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Śubha10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMgood
Roga11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Udvega12:5012:50 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Cara14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMneutral
Lābha15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid
Śubha18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Amṛta20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Cara21:519:51 PM–23:3111:31 PMneutral
Roga23:3111:31 PM–25:121:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:121:12 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:532:53 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Udvega28:344:34 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:458:45 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 20:288:28 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 13:261:26 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:458:45 AM
Bālavauntil 19:547:54 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5012:50 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:458:45 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā20:288:28 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta13:261:26 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava08:458:45 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 833
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:0312:03 PM
Moonset
24:3312:33 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:436:43 AM08:148:14 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:533:53 PM17:245:24 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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