Saturday 3 November 2068 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1712:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5210:52 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoDurgā Navamī boundary
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5210:52 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 08 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 29:445:44+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 10:5210:52 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 11:3611:36 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 16:314:31 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:5210:52 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:445:44 AM | 07:077:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:445:44 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:286:28 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5310:53 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:091:09 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:382:38 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:233:23 PM | 16:544:54 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:346:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:175:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 25:591:59+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |