Sunday 22 October 2023 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:2412:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3010:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:149:14 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 51 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
07:147:14 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 | 10:3010:30 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 09:149:14 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 12:2212:22 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:3010:30 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:295:29 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:295:29 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:292:29 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:223:22 PM | 16:444:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:384:38 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:444:44 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:599:59 PM | 23:2911:29 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |