Monday 16 November 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 23:3211:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:501:50 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4412:44 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:1911:19 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 54 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 Saptamī | 25:50 01:501:50 AM Tue | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 23:4711:47 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Tue | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:4412:44 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:358:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:579:57 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 | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:581:58 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:071:07 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:511:51 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:454:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:454:45 PM | 18:306:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:454:45 PM | 17:125:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:454:45 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:104:10 AM+1 | 29:555:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |