Monday 27 July 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:179:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3211:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2210:22 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 29 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48+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 | 23:3211:32 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 16:034:03 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 27:08 03:083:08 AM Tue | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2210:22 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:367:36 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:028:02 AM | 09:499:49 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:231:23 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 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 | 14:282:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:244:24 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:225:22 PM | 20:168:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:168:16 PM | 21:329:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:168:16 PM | 20:358:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:168:16 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 25:261:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:512:51+1 AM | 28:394:39+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |