Sunday 31 May 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0812:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4410:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:357:35 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 52 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 29:275:27+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 | 10:4410:44 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 18:316:31 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 07:357:35 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:4410:44 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:481:48 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:374:37 PM | 18:286:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:215:21 PM | 20:208:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:216:21 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:286:28 PM | 20:208:20 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:208:20 PM | 21:339:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:208:20 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:208:20 PM | 21:149:14 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 | 25:431:43+1 AM | 27:193:19+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |