Monday 13 July 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:528:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:057:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 51 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36+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 | 19:057:05 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 24:29 00:2912:29 AM Tue | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 12:0812:08 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:018:01 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 09:189:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:139:13 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:301:30 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:444:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:294:29 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:285:28 PM | 20:268:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:226:22 PM | 19:547:54 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:268:26 PM | 21:409:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:268:26 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:268:26 PM | 21:219:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 25:251:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |