Friday 23 December 2005 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:261:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:393:39+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:362:36 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5511:55 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
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18+1 AM
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 | 27:39 03:393:39 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 18:196:19 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 27:33 03:333:33 AM Sat | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:362:36 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1610:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4510:45 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:132:13 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:412:41 PM | 16:324:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:324:32 PM | 18:306:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:324:32 PM | 17:025:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:324:32 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:313:31+1 AM | 29:165:16+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |