Friday 14 August 1998 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:544:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:462:46+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:351:35 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 50 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06+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 | 26:46 02:462:46 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 13:351:35 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 16:564:56 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:483:48 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:059:05 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:271:27 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:274:27 PM | 18:116:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:547:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:547:54 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:547:54 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:547:54 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 25:241:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 26:292:29+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |