Sunday 18 August 1957 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5511:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2612:26 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1612:16 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 40 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 24:26 00:2612:26 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 26:56 02:562:56 AM Mon | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:1110:11 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:1612:16 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:212:21 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:232:23 PM | 16:034:03 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 18:066:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:497:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:006:00 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:066:06 PM | 19:497:49 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:497:49 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:497:49 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:497:49 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 26:062:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |