Monday 22 October 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:167:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:565:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:326:32 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 24 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:375:37 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 | 17:565:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 15:093:09 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 17:085:08 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:326:32 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:027:02 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:568:56 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:092:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:121:12 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:581:58 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:432:43 PM | 17:005:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:005:00 PM | 18:416:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:005:00 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:005:00 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:077:07 PM | 20:428:42 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:394:39 AM+1 | 30:146:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |