Monday 10 September 2001 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:133:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 91 of 91 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:201:20 PM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 41 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 13:201:20 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 17:315:31 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:003:00 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:171:17 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:272:27 PM | 16:024:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:592:59 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:536:53 PM | 20:288:28 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:244:24 AM+1 | 29:595:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |