Tuesday 18 August 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:312:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:213:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:095:09 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:213:21 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 57 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
05:095:09 AM to 29:095:09 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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 15:213:21 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 28:17 04:174:17 AM Wed | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 24:53 00:5312:53 AM Wed | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:213:21 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:034:03 AM | 05:095:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:095:09 AM | 07:447:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:447:44 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:447:44 AM | 08:368:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:308:30 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:496:49 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3210:32 PM | 23:1611:16 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |