Tuesday 11 August 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:142:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0312:03+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:101:10 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02+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 | 24:03 00:0312:03 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 27:17 03:173:17 AM Wed | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 13:121:12 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:101:10 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:589:58 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:001:00 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 18:146:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:125:12 PM | 19:597:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:007:00 PM | 20:308:30 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:597:59 PM | 21:209:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:597:59 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:597:59 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 25:251:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |