Monday 14 March 2061 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:2510:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3112:31+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3111:31 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43+1 AM
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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 24:31 00:3112:31 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 12:2312:23 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 19:147:14 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:3111:31 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:312:31 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:425:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:425:42 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:425:42 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:425:42 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:109:10 PM | 22:5510:55 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |