Saturday 19 September 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:3210:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5712:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:215:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5911:59 AM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
05:215:21 AM to 29:225:22 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 | 12:5712:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 23:1311:13 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 11:5911:59 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:5712:57 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:473:47 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:473:47 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:215:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:215:21 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:215:21 AM | 06:536:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:215:21 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:106:10 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4112:41 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:312:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:024:02 PM | 17:505:50 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:345:34 PM | 19:087:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:345:34 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:345:34 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:259:25 PM | 23:1311:13 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |