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Monday 19 October 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5910:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:221:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:221:22 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:405:40 AM
  • Amṛta kāla11:0011:00 AM–12:4712:47 PM
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2512:25 PM
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:382:38 PM
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:006:00 PM

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:547:54 AM–09:179:17 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:2512:25 PM–13:091:09 PM
  • Gulika13:261:26 PM–14:492:49 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:223:22 PM
  • Varjya22:3310:33 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta06:316:31 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Kāla07:547:54 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Śubha09:179:17 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Cara13:261:26 PM–14:492:49 PMneutral
Lābha14:492:49 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Amṛta16:124:12 PM–17:345:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:345:34 PM–19:127:12 PMneutral
Roga19:127:12 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Kāla20:498:49 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Lābha22:2610:26 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Udvega24:0312:03 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:411:41 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1good
Amṛta27:183:18 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1good
Cara28:554:55 AM+1–30:326:32 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32 AM+1

06:316:31 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:221:22 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 18:096:09 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:221:22 PM
Bālavauntil 26:262:26 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:547:54 AM–09:179:17 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:179:17 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 03 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:221:22 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā18:096:09 PMŚravaṇa
YogaDhṛti27:05 03:053:05 AM TueŚūla
KaraṇaBava13:221:22 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:32 06:326:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 867
Day length
11 h 03 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
14:052:05 PM
Moonset
23:5411:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:484:48 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla06:316:31 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla07:547:54 AM09:179:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava08:448:44 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kāla11:0011:00 AM12:4712:47 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhna11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:4111:41 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:091:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:091:09 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika13:261:26 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya13:531:53 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM15:223:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:223:22 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:345:34 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:345:34 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya22:3310:33 PM24:1812:18 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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