Monday 12 April 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:4512:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5210:52 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5210:52 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 11 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 10:5210:52 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 19:207:20 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddha | 20:128:12 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:5210:52 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:121:12 PM | 14:442:44 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:231:23 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:014:01 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:544:54 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |