Monday 12 May 1924 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:509:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2510:25 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2510:25 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 20 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 10:2510:25 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 26:14 02:142:14 AM Tue | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 21:349:34 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:2510:25 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 09:179:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:511:51 PM | 15:303:30 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 16:274:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:105:10 PM | 20:028:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:028:02 PM | 21:199:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:028:02 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:028:02 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4511:45 PM | 25:241:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 25:151:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |