Monday 20 April 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:0711:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2810:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:346:34 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 51 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:075:07+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 | 10:2810:28 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 06:346:34 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 18:396:39 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:2810:28 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:383:38 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:383:38 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:014:01 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 07:427:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:446:44 AM | 08:208:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:427:42 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2910:29 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:537:53 PM | 21:279:27 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |