Friday 6 October 2023 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:059:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3910:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 100 of 100 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:489:48 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 32 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 22:3910:39 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 12:0212:02 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 20:008:00 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:489:48 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:159:15 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 27:003:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |