Tuesday 31 March 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:536:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:285:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:066:06 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 36 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:405:40+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 | 17:285:28 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 23:4011:40 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 22:2510:25 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:066:06 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:138:13 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:379:37 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:444:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:596:59 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5110:51 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |