Monday 3 August 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:3610:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0010:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:025:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:055:05 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 h 16 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
05:025:02 AM to 29:025:02+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 | 10:0010:00 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 05:055:05 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 05:175:17 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:0010:00 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:02 05:025:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:363:36 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:363:36 AM | 04:194:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:573:57 AM | 05:025:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:025:02 AM | 07:417:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:416:41 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:417:41 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:462:46 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:008:00 PM | 21:349:34 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |