Saturday 24 October 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:353:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:004:00+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:167:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:467:46 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 47 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
07:167:16 AM to 30:176:17+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 | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 08:288:28 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddha | 07:467:46 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:224:22 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:305:30 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:305:30 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:575:57 AM | 07:167:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:167:16 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:167:16 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:167:16 AM | 07:597:59 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:597:59 AM | 08:428:42 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:055:05 PM | 18:486:48 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:252:25+1 AM | 28:084:08+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |