Monday 16 August 1926 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2012:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4612:46+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3812:38 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 46 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07+1 AM
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 | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 18:306:30 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 17:445:44 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3812:38 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:149:14 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:271:27 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:222:22 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:124:12 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:527:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:527:52 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:527:52 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:527:52 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3610:36 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 25:241:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |