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Tuesday 17 November 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:506:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:368:36 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2410:24 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 86° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 86° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:076:07 AM
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:2312:23 PM
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:232:23 PM
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:315:31 PM
  • Amṛta kāla19:417:41 PM–21:269:26 PM

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM–09:439:43 AM
  • Varjya09:109:10 AM–10:5510:55 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:339:33 AM–10:4810:48 AM
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:181:18 PM
  • Rāhu kāla14:332:33 PM–15:483:48 PM
  • Durmuhūrta22:3910:39 PM–23:3511:35 PM

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

Roga07:037:03 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Udvega08:188:18 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Cara09:339:33 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Śubha14:332:33 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Roga15:483:48 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:035:03 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Udvega20:338:33 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Śubha22:1810:18 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0312:03 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Cara25:491:49 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1neutral
Roga27:343:34 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:195:19 AM+1–31:047:04 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04 AM+1

07:037:03 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 10:2410:24 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 19:487:48 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:332:33 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:556:55 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 00 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhāpast sunriseŚatabhiṣā
YogaVṛddhi10:2410:24 AMDhruva
KaraṇaViṣṭi19:487:48 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:04 07:047:04 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 896
Day length
10 h 00 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
13:001:00 PM
Moonset
23:4611:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:115:11 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:037:03 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava09:039:03 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM09:439:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya09:109:10 AM10:5510:55 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Yamagaṇḍa09:339:33 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhna11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:4311:43 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika12:0312:03 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇa13:031:03 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:431:43 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla14:332:33 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhna15:033:03 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:035:03 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:035:03 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kāla19:417:41 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrta22:3910:39 PM23:3511:35 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśītha23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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