Wednesday 29 October 2025 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 05:305:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:546:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:546:54 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 15 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 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 Saptamī | 06:546:54 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 15:003:00 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Śūla | 28:51 04:514:51 AM Thu | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:546:54 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:047:04 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:088:08 AM | 09:519:51 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5310:53 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:101:10 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:402:40 PM | 16:554:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:554:55 PM | 18:376:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:554:55 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:554:55 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:117:11 PM | 20:518:51 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 | 29:125:12 AM+1 | 30:526:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |