Saturday 2 October 1999 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:028:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:076:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 47 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:027:02 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:2311:23 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:275:27+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 | 18:076:07 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 16:114:11 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 08:058:05 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:027:02 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:265:26 AM | 06:566:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:265:26 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:146:14 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:416:41 AM | 08:128:12 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:221:22 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:572:57 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:205:20 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:205:20 PM | 17:445:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:205:20 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:443:44+1 AM | 29:175:17+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |