Thursday 1 August 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:175:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:227:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:575:57 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 18 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 19:227:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Fri | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 05:575:57 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:226:22 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:525:52 AM | 07:407:40 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3810:38 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:251:25 PM | 15:113:11 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:492:49 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:224:22 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 20:108:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:108:10 PM | 21:289:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:108:10 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:108:10 PM | 21:099:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |