Sunday 13 May 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:5112:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5312:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:504:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4311:43 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
04:504:50 AM to 28:504:50 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 | 12:5312:53 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 16:014:01 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 11:4311:43 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:5312:53 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:50 04:504:50 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:463:46 AM | 04:504:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:504:50 AM | 07:307:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:165:16 AM | 06:566:56 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:307:30 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:244:24 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 18:106:10 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3911:39 PM | 25:211:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |