Saturday 22 December 2001 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:422:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:065:06 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:088:08 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:177:17 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 | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 08:088:08 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 20:078:07 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:563:56 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:17 07:177:17 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 08:268:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:177:17 AM | 07:547:54 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:547:54 AM | 08:318:31 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:412:41 PM | 16:324:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:324:32 PM | 18:306:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:324:32 PM | 17:015:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:324:32 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:516:51 PM | 20:388:38 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:335:33 AM+1 | 31:207:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |