Sunday 17 October 1999 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:569:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5611:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0011:00 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 04 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1
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 | 23:5611:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Mon | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 17:195:19 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:0011:00 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:151:15 PM | 15:013:01 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:444:44 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:494:49 PM | 18:126:12 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4811:48 PM | 25:341:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |