Saturday 18 December 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0412:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2611:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4011:40 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 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
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07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 23:2611:26 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 11:5511:55 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Sun | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4011:40 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:157:15 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:157:15 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:527:52 AM | 08:298:29 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:251:25 PM | 14:022:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:392:39 PM | 16:304:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:304:30 PM | 18:286:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:304:30 PM | 16:594:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:304:30 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:399:39 PM | 23:1711:17 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |