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Monday 31 March 2031 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:152:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:484:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0112:01 PM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:414:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0610:06 AM–11:3811:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:213:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:271:27 AM+1–27:143:14 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

Amṛta05:275:27 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Kāla07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Śubha08:338:33 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Roga10:0610:06 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Udvega11:3811:38 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Amṛta16:174:17 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:505:50 PM–19:177:17 PMneutral
Roga19:177:17 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Udvega23:3811:38 PM–25:051:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:051:05 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1good
Amṛta26:322:32 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Cara27:593:59 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26 AM+1

05:275:27 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:484:48 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 12:0112:01 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:484:48 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:338:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:484:48 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā12:0112:01 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana12:5812:58 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava16:484:48 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:26 05:265:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2088
Śaka
1953
Kali
5132
Ahargaṇa
1 874 491
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:2311:23 AM
Moonset
24:5812:58 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:414:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:338:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:213:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:271:27 AM+127:143:14 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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