Friday 5 May 2006 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1212:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:212:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:212:21 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:485:48+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 14:212:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 20:048:04 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | past sunrise | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:212:21 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:347:34 AM | 09:219:21 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:219:21 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:398:39 AM | 09:359:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 18:096:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:557:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:176:17 PM | 20:048:04 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:557:55 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:557:55 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:557:55 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 25:161:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |