Monday 3 November 1924 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:046:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:404:40 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:185:18 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 21 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 28:40 04:404:40 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 25:54 01:541:54 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 27:54 03:543:54 AM Tue | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:185:18 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:346:34 AM | 08:078:07 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:142:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:221:22 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:042:04 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:452:45 PM | 16:494:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:245:24 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:494:49 PM | 18:396:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:494:49 PM | 17:175:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:494:49 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:515:51 AM+1 | 31:267:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |