Tuesday 11 October 2005 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5710:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:598:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:598:59 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:2111:21 AM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 40 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:315:31 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 08:598:59 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 25:43 01:431:43 AM Wed | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 23:2711:27 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:598:59 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 07:517:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:517:51 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:517:51 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:171:17 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:502:50 PM | 17:105:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:105:10 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:105:10 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:105:10 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:427:42 PM | 21:129:12 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0710:07 PM | 22:5610:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5710:57 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:255:25 AM+1 | 30:556:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |