Sunday 8 October 1989 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:333:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:014:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:262:26 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:2111:21 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:305:30+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 | 16:014:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 14:262:26 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 17:415:41 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:014:01 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:259:25 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5810:58 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 14:062:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:172:17 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:532:53 PM | 17:135:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:453:45 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:135:13 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:135:13 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:135:13 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3410:34 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:4611:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |