Saturday 22 March 2025 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:546:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:547:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:297:29 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 14 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 19:547:54 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 17:545:54 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 09:069:06 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:297:29 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:556:55 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:556:55 AM | 07:447:44 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:447:44 AM | 08:338:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 16:064:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:053:05 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:114:11 PM | 17:545:54 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:523:52 AM+1 | 29:315:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |