Tuesday 21 May 1957 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5311:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:142:14+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1212:12 PM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 37 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33+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 | 26:14 02:142:14 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 12:1212:12 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Indra | 17:425:42 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:031:03 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:298:29 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:422:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:216:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 20:118:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:118:11 PM | 21:269:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:118:11 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:118:11 PM | 21:079:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:168:16 PM | 22:0410:04 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 25:161:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |