Thursday 24 December 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4811:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:131:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:187:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0210:02 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 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
07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1
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 | 25:13 01:131:13 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 27:17 03:173:17 AM Fri | Revatī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 10:0210:02 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3612:36 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:187:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:187:18 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:187:18 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:301:30 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:142:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:052:05 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:422:42 PM | 16:334:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:334:33 PM | 18:316:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:334:33 PM | 17:035:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:334:33 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0710:07 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |