Thursday 10 September 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3611:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:051:05 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:185:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0911:09 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 25 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
05:185:18 AM to 29:195:19 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 | 25:05 01:051:05 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 11:0911:09 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 16:064:06 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:2612:26 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:094:09 AM | 05:185:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:185:18 AM | 07:477:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:185:18 AM | 06:516:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:387:38 AM | 09:239:23 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:477:47 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:269:26 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:242:24 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:105:10 PM | 18:536:53 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:283:28 AM+1 | 29:115:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |