Friday 15 May 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:124:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:553:55+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:107:10 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 25 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:385:38+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 | 27:55 03:553:55 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 14:242:24 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 07:107:10 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:094:09 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 09:169:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:328:32 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:242:24 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:284:28 PM | 18:166:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 20:058:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:058:05 PM | 21:219:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:058:05 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:058:05 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 25:151:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:282:28+1 AM | 28:044:04+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |