Monday 17 November 2003 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:047:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:147:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:216:21 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
11:1911:19 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1
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 | 19:147:14 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 06:216:21 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 11:2011:20 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:157:15 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 08:358:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:071:07 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:511:51 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:454:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:454:45 PM | 18:306:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:454:45 PM | 17:115:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:454:45 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:346:34 PM | 20:118:11 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:204:20 AM+1 | 29:575:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |