Monday 6 September 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:0210:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2312:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1111:11 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 51 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 24:23 00:2312:23 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 17:025:02 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 28:15 04:154:15 AM Tue | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:1111:11 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:068:06 AM | 09:539:53 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:191:19 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:281:28 PM | 15:153:15 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:102:10 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 16:064:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:023:02 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:533:53 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:444:44 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2011:20 PM | 25:081:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 25:181:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |