Thursday 10 October 2024 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:023:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:372:37 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:027:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:552:55 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 20 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
07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 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 | 26:37 02:372:37 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 20:118:11 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 19:077:07 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:552:55 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 07:027:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:027:02 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:027:02 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4910:49 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:183:18 PM | 16:564:56 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:203:20 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06 AM+1 | 29:415:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |