Sunday 15 February 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:031:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:333:33+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:039:03 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 39 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:496:49+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 | 27:33 03:333:33 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 28:16 04:164:16 AM Mon | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 09:039:03 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:202:20 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:482:48 PM | 16:364:36 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:094:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:295:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:044:04 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:094:09 PM | 17:295:29 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:295:29 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:295:29 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:295:29 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:351:35+1 AM | 27:223:22+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |