Monday 2 November 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2211:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:378:37 AM
Śubha gives way to Śukla.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 09 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 30:566:56 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 | 09:419:41 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 24:17 00:1712:17 AM Tue | Maghā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 08:378:37 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:419:41 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:312:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:251:25 PM | 14:582:58 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:212:21 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 17:035:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:035:03 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:035:03 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:035:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4410:44 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |