Thursday 16 April 2043 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4812:48 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2912:29 PM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
11:3411:34 AM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 46 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
05:115:11 AM to 29:105:10 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 | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 15:463:46 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 12:2912:29 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:091:09 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:264:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 07:447:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:115:11 AM | 06:476:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:447:44 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:269:26 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:251:25 PM | 14:592:59 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5111:51 PM | 25:281:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |