Thursday 4 April 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1110:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5810:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2910:29 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 48 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:335:33 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 | 22:5810:58 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 21:449:44 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 13:341:34 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2910:29 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:355:35 AM | 07:117:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:316:31 AM | 08:138:13 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:519:51 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:404:40 PM | 18:216:21 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |