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January 2046 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 15 January 2046 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5011:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:251:25 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

10:5810:58 AM

Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.

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 90° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla 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
  • Amṛta kāla08:198:19 AM–10:0510:05 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:015:01 AM+1–30:446:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:572:57 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

Amṛta06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Roga10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Udvega11:4311:43 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Cara13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMneutral
Lābha14:242:24 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–17:055:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:055:05 PM–18:456:45 PMneutral
Roga18:456:45 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Lābha22:0410:04 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Udvega23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:231:23 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1good
Amṛta27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Cara28:424:42 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 10:5810:58 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 27:273:27 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4312:43 PM
Bavauntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 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 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:25 01:251:25 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī10:5810:58 AMAśvinī
YogaSiddha27:27 03:273:27 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4312:43 PMBava
VāraSomavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2102
Śaka
1967
Kali
5146
Ahargaṇa
1 879 895
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:5210:52 AM
Moonset
24:1212:12 AM+1

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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:198:19 AM10:0510:05 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4812:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
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 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:015:01 AM+130:446:44 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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