Tuesday 21 July 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:477:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:067:06 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 38 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
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05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43 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 | 19:477:47 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 11:1911:19 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 08:568:56 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:067:06 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:388:38 AM | 09:379:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:414:41 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:255:25 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 19:127:12 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:398:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:179:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:563:56 AM+1 | 29:415:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |