Sunday 17 October 1999 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:564:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:566:56+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2811:28 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:1911:19 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 32 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
05:335:33 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 11:2811:28 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Mon | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:006:00 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:066:06 AM | 07:537:53 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:151:15 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:472:47 PM | 17:055:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:333:33 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:055:05 PM | 18:456:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:055:05 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:055:05 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:158:15 PM | 22:0110:01 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |