Monday 9 November 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 08:588:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0210:02 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBali Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0210:02 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 01 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48 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 Amāvasyā | 10:0210:02 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | past sunrise | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Tue | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 10:0210:02 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:328:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:521:52 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:484:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:484:48 PM | 18:326:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:484:48 PM | 17:145:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:484:48 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:199:19 PM | 23:0311:03 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |