Saturday 28 September 2097 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:469:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:347:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 58 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:418:41 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 50 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 19:347:34 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 23:5111:51 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 21:159:15 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:418:41 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:466:46 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:337:33 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:129:12 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:272:27 PM | 15:573:57 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |