Monday 29 June 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:547:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:137:13 PM.
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
07:287:28 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 15 h 02 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 29:285:28+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 | 19:137:13 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 24:43 00:4312:43 AM Tue | Citrā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:1811:18 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:287:28 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:009:00 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:291:29 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:304:30 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:305:30 PM | 20:308:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:406:40 PM | 20:178:17 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:308:30 PM | 21:429:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:308:30 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:308:30 PM | 21:249:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 25:231:23+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |