Wednesday 29 August 1956 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:4812:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3011:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3011:30 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 11:3011:30 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 19:017:01 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 19:057:05 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:3011:30 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:597:59 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:553:55 PM | 17:285:28 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 25:501:50+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 25:201:20+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |