Thursday 26 March 1992 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:274:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:406:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 18:406:40 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 08:188:18 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 16:534:53 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 18:406:40 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:325:32 AM | 07:047:04 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:326:32 AM | 08:188:18 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:312:31 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:217:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:057:05 PM | 20:538:53 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |