Saturday 23 May 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:357:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:586:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:117:11 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 41 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 18:586:58 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 16:394:39 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 19:137:13 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:117:11 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:325:32 AM | 07:227:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:325:32 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:152:15 PM | 15:513:51 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 20:138:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:138:13 PM | 21:279:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:138:13 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:138:13 PM | 21:099:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 26:322:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |