Monday 8 December 1986 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2411:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5010:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:586:58 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08+1 AM
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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 22:5010:50 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 06:586:58 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 20:168:16 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:0111:01 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:121:12 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:261:26 PM | 15:043:04 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:541:54 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:372:37 PM | 16:444:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:444:44 PM | 18:316:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:444:44 PM | 17:115:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:444:44 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1011:10 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |