Saturday 12 April 1924 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:205:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:546:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBhavānī Utpatti determinate
At sunrise
05:225:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:126:12 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 09 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
05:225:22 AM to 29:205:20 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 | 18:546:54 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 13:441:44 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 14:082:08 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:126:12 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:225:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:225:22 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:225:22 AM | 07:017:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:225:22 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:156:15 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1710:17 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |