Saturday 16 October 1976 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:383:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:084:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0011:00 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06+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 | 16:084:08 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 11:0011:00 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddha | 22:4110:41 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:084:08 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:475:47 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:057:05 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:497:49 AM | 08:338:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:288:28 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:107:10 PM | 20:488:48 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:584:58+1 AM | 30:366:36+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |