Sunday 13 October 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:351:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:421:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:421:42 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06 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 | 13:421:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 28:15 04:154:15 AM Mon | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 21:559:55 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:421:42 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:101:10 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 16:544:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:484:48 PM | 17:335:33 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:544:54 PM | 18:186:18 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:339:33 PM | 23:1411:14 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |