Saturday 15 August 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:5411:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:469:46 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
09:469:46 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 13 h 01 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 29:085:08+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 | 09:469:46 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 19:207:20 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 21:169:16 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:469:46 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:403:40 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:403:40 AM | 04:244:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:024:02 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 07:447:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:075:07 AM | 06:456:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:075:07 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:006:00 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:447:44 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:587:58 AM | 09:299:29 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:045:04 PM | 18:356:35 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |