Thursday 10 November 1994 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:309:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:099:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 00 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48+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 | 21:099:09 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:198:19 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Fri | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:149:14 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:475:47 AM | 07:107:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:338:33 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:289:28 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:042:04 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:521:52 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:484:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:484:48 PM | 18:326:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:484:48 PM | 17:145:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:484:48 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1610:16 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |