Monday 19 October 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:595:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:1911:19 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 08:228:22 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 13:091:09 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 22:0510:05 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:228:22 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:006:00 AM | 07:477:47 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:007:00 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:591:59 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:452:45 PM | 17:035:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:035:03 PM | 18:436:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:035:03 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:035:03 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:335:33 PM | 19:187:18 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06 AM+1 | 29:525:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |