Sunday 10 November 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:579:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:038:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:547:54 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 00 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:485:48 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 | 20:038:03 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 07:547:54 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 23:0011:00 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:578:57 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:151:15 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:484:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:203:20 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:484:48 PM | 18:326:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:484:48 PM | 17:145:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:484:48 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:558:55 PM | 22:2610:26 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |