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Thursday 16 January 2031 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:134:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:123:12 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:043:04 PM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Citrā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:545:54 PM–19:297:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:258:25 AM–10:0010:00 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:569:56 AM–10:3910:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:572:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:375:37 AM+1–31:107:10 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

Śubha06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Roga07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Udvega09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Cara10:2310:23 AM–11:4411:44 AMneutral
Lābha11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Amṛta13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Kāla14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Śubha15:453:45 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:456:45 PMgood
Cara18:456:45 PM–20:258:25 PMneutral
Roga20:258:25 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Kāla22:0410:04 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Lābha23:4411:44 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Udvega25:231:23 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Amṛta28:424:42 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:123:12 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 15:043:04 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:473:47 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:123:12 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:526:52 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:252:25 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī27:12 03:123:12 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā24:13 00:1312:13 AM FriSvātī
YogaSukarmā15:043:04 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava15:473:47 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:21 06:216:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2087
Śaka
1952
Kali
5131
Ahargaṇa
1 874 417
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:1112:11 AM+1
Moonset
10:4710:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:216:21 AM07:427:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:258:25 AM10:0010:00 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:569:56 AM10:3910:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:545:54 PM19:297:29 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:375:37 AM+131:107:10 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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