Thursday 6 May 2010 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:016:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:308:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:554:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:157:15 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
04:554:55 AM to 28:544:54 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 | 20:308:30 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:5310:53 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 20:148:14 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:157:15 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:124:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:503:50 AM | 04:554:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:554:55 AM | 07:337:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:554:55 AM | 06:346:34 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:337:33 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:138:13 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:199:19 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:352:35 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:243:24 PM | 17:125:12 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:132:13 AM+1 | 28:014:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |