Saturday 20 April 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:229:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:058:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:488:48 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 30 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:086:08 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 | 20:058:05 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 26:42 02:422:42 AM Sun | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 15:123:12 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:488:48 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:106:10 AM | 07:517:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:106:10 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:047:04 AM | 07:587:58 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 16:174:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:103:10 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:584:58 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:308:30 PM | 22:0310:03 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 25:181:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |