Wednesday 9 November 2005 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:006:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:543:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:485:48 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48 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 | 15:543:54 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 05:485:48 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:2210:22 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:543:54 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:328:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:349:34 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:484:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:484:48 PM | 18:326:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:484:48 PM | 17:145:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:484:48 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:366:36 PM | 20:078:07 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |