Monday 15 March 2027 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2511:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2512:25 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:067:06 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 | 23:2511:25 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 22:4310:43 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 26:21 02:212:21 AM Tue | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2512:25 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:281:28 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:222:22 PM | 15:533:53 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:043:04 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:513:51 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:394:39 PM | 19:027:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:027:02 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:027:02 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:027:02 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:376:37 AM+1 | 32:078:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |