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Wednesday 11 March 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2511:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:501:50 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:426:42 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:389:38 AM–11:2611:26 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:177:17 AM–08:468:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1510:15 AM–11:4411:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2011:20 AM–12:0812:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4411:44 AM–13:131:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:254:25 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1a 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

Lābha05:485:48 AM–07:177:17 AMgood
Amṛta07:177:17 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Śubha10:1510:15 AM–11:4411:44 AMgood
Roga11:4411:44 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Udvega13:131:13 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Cara14:422:42 PM–16:114:11 PMneutral
Lābha16:114:11 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:415:41 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid
Śubha19:117:11 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Amṛta20:428:42 PM–22:1310:13 PMgood
Cara22:1310:13 PM–23:4411:44 PMneutral
Roga23:4411:44 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:141:14 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:452:45 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1good
Udvega28:164:16 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:475:47 AM+1

05:485:48 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:475:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:501:50 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 19:307:30 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 06:426:42 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3912:39 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:501:50 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4411:44 AM–13:131:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:177:17 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:131:13 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:177:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 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 Aṣṭamī25:50 01:501:50 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā19:307:30 PMMūla
YogaVajra06:426:42 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava12:3912:39 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:47 05:475:47 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 645
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
25:031:03 AM+1
Moonset
10:3110:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:468:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:389:38 AM11:2611:26 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1510:15 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:177:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:254:25 AM+130:126:12 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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