Monday 19 October 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:595:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:367:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 49 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
07:367:36 AM to 31:377:37 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 | 08:228:22 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 13:091:09 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 22:0510:05 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:228:22 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:176:17 AM | 07:367:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:367:36 AM | 09:469:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:469:46 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:221:22 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:323:32 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:335:33 PM | 19:187:18 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06 AM+1 | 29:525:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |