Saturday 23 May 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:352:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:581:58 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:464:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:112:11 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 29 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
04:464:46 AM to 28:464:46 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 | 25:58 01:581:58 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 23:3911:39 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 26:13 02:132:13 AM Sun | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:112:11 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:223:22 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:223:22 AM | 04:044:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:433:43 AM | 04:464:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:464:46 AM | 07:287:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:464:46 AM | 06:276:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:464:46 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:405:40 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:287:28 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:151:15 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:159:15 PM | 22:5110:51 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |