Friday 24 March 1995 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1112:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1210:12 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:416:41 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:345:34+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 | 10:1210:12 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 06:416:41 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 18:346:34 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:1210:12 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:067:06 AM | 08:388:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:018:01 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:154:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:225:22 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:217:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:011:01+1 AM | 26:322:32+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |