Tuesday 20 May 2025 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:228:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:267:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:597:59 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 36 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33 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 | 19:267:26 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 10:0210:02 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Indra | 17:205:20 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:597:59 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:298:29 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:422:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:216:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:045:04 PM | 18:386:38 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 20:108:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:108:10 PM | 21:259:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:108:10 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:108:10 PM | 21:079:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:272:27 AM+1 | 28:004:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |