Friday 4 September 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5611:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:449:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:165:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5110:51 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
05:165:16 AM to 29:165:16 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 | 21:449:44 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 20:348:34 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 13:141:14 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:5110:51 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:16 05:165:16 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:165:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:165:16 AM | 07:477:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:477:47 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:477:47 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:031:03 PM | 14:332:33 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 16:154:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:505:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:345:34 PM | 19:047:04 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:505:50 PM | 19:217:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:505:50 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:505:50 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 27:183:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |