Monday 4 February 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:139:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:038:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:037:03 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:328:32 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 14 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
07:037:03 AM to 31:027:02 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 | 20:038:03 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Tue | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:328:32 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:338:33 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 07:037:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:037:03 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:198:19 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:165:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:165:16 PM | 19:067:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:165:16 PM | 17:445:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:165:16 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:388:38 PM | 22:1310:13 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |