Thursday 27 May 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:373:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:064:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:375:37 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 47 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:295:29 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 | 16:064:06 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 05:375:37 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Fri | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:064:06 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:295:29 AM | 07:207:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:521:52 PM | 15:313:31 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:212:21 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:204:20 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 20:168:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:168:16 PM | 21:309:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:168:16 PM | 20:358:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:168:16 PM | 21:129:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4511:45 PM | 25:241:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |