Saturday 16 March 2069 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:585:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:536:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:316:31 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 01 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:415:41+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 | 18:536:53 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 07:487:48 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:316:31 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:425:42 AM | 07:127:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:425:42 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:306:30 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:062:06 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:197:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2910:29 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:323:32+1 AM | 29:125:12+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |