Tuesday 23 March 2010 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:392:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:141:14 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2610:26 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:345:34 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 | 25:14 01:141:14 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 10:2610:26 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 23:3711:37 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:002:00 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:028:02 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:154:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:326:32 PM | 20:048:04 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2910:29 PM | 23:1711:17 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5511:55 PM | 25:281:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |