Wednesday 20 October 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:037:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:574:57 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:137:13 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4910:49 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 54 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
07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14 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 | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Thu | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 28:18 04:184:18 AM Thu | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 10:4910:49 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:595:59 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:285:28 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:285:28 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:137:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:137:13 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:348:34 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:141:14 PM | 14:442:44 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1610:16 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |