Thursday 20 October 2011 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:296:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:306:30 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:1911:19 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 28 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 29:355:35 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 | 18:196:19 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 08:178:17 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddha | 15:263:26 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:306:30 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:355:35 AM | 07:017:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:485:48 AM | 07:277:27 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:591:59 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:452:45 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:174:17 PM | 17:535:53 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:436:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:531:53 AM+1 | 27:293:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |