Monday 4 October 2049 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:351:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3811:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:166:16 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:2311:23 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:285:28 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 | 23:3811:38 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 06:166:16 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 16:434:43 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3912:39 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:154:15 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5810:58 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:082:08 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:552:55 PM | 17:175:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:213:21 PM | 16:524:52 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:175:17 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:175:17 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:175:17 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |