Monday 30 September 1957 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:281:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:212:21 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3012:30 PM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52 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 | 26:21 02:212:21 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 12:3012:30 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Tue | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:491:49 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:198:19 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:091:09 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:303:30 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4810:48 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |