Saturday 3 October 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3010:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:228:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:259:25 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 39 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55 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 | 20:228:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 16:004:00 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 27:02 03:023:02 AM Sun | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:259:25 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:546:54 AM | 08:228:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:546:54 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:417:41 AM | 08:288:28 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:112:11 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:223:22 AM+1 | 28:534:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |