Tuesday 29 April 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:384:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:355:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:594:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:355:35 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 13 h 04 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
04:594:59 AM to 28:594:59 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 | 05:355:35 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:399:39 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 06:076:07 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 05:355:35 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:59 04:594:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:323:32 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:323:32 AM | 04:164:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:543:54 AM | 04:594:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:594:59 AM | 07:367:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:367:36 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:288:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:158:15 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3111:31 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:461:46 PM | 15:253:25 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2510:25 PM | 23:0911:09 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3911:39 PM | 25:181:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |