Friday 1 May 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:425:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:513:51+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 57 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:535:53+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 | 27:51 03:513:51 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 15:073:07 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 08:228:22 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:444:44 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:428:42 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:039:03 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:224:22 PM | 18:076:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:527:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:527:52 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:527:52 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:527:52 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 25:171:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:243:24+1 AM | 28:564:56+1 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |