Wednesday 13 October 2021 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:187:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:385:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:256:25 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2011:20 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 37 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:325:32 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 | 17:385:38 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 07:497:49 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Thu | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:256:25 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 07:517:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:268:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:517:51 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:161:16 PM | 14:032:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:492:49 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:343:34 PM | 17:075:07 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 26:262:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |