Wednesday 14 April 2027 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:592:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5412:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBhavānī Utpatti determinate
At sunrise
05:135:13 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
11:3411:34 AM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 43 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
05:135:13 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 12:5412:54 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 08:238:23 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 08:408:40 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:5412:54 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:433:43 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:284:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:135:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:135:13 AM | 07:467:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:076:07 AM | 07:377:37 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:467:46 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:563:56 PM | 17:275:27 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:267:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 26:322:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |