Monday 27 March 2034 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:015:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:463:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:463:46 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 15:463:46 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 18:176:17 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 24:54 00:5412:54 AM Tue | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:463:46 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:037:03 AM | 08:358:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:298:29 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:312:31 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:227:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |