Tuesday 16 October 1923 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:234:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:343:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3210:32 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 08 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08 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 | 27:34 03:343:34 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:3210:32 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 22:3410:34 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:533:53 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:208:20 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:282:28 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:155:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:155:15 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:155:15 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:155:15 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:336:33 PM | 20:098:09 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2410:24 PM | 23:1611:16 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:104:10 AM+1 | 29:465:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |