Thursday 15 November 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:344:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:107:10 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:156:15 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 55 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
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05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 06:156:15 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 15:093:09 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:545:54 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:515:51 AM | 07:137:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:358:35 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:299:29 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4510:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:071:07 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:511:51 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:464:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:464:46 PM | 18:306:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:464:46 PM | 17:125:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:464:46 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:349:34 PM | 23:2211:22 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |