Tuesday 17 March 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:149:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5710:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1010:10 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04+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 | 22:5710:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 17:235:23 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 17:275:27 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1010:10 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:427:42 AM | 09:289:28 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:298:29 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5110:51 PM | 23:3911:39 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:232:23+1 AM | 28:064:06+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |