12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
October 2028 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 25 October 2028 · Bucharest, Romania

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:127:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:448:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:537:53 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:001:00 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest13:001:00 PM
At noon, 13:001:00 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:575:57 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:236:23 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:422:42 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:2210:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4111:41 AM–12:5912:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:201:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5912:59 PM–14:182:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:074:07 PM–17:535:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:447:44 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Amṛta09:039:03 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Kāla10:2210:22 AM–11:4111:41 AMavoid
Śubha11:4111:41 AM–12:5912:59 PMgood
Roga12:5912:59 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Udvega14:182:18 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Cara15:373:37 PM–16:564:56 PMneutral
Lābha16:564:56 PM–18:146:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:146:14 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Śubha19:567:56 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Amṛta21:379:37 PM–23:1911:19 PMgood
Cara23:1911:19 PM–25:001:00 AM+1neutral
Roga25:001:00 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:412:41 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:234:23 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1good
Udvega30:046:04 AM+1–31:467:46 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:467:46 AM+1

07:447:44 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 31:467:46 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:448:44 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 11:4311:43 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 08:558:55 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:537:53 AM
Bavauntil 20:448:44 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5912:59 PM–14:182:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:3612:36 AM+1–25:241:24 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  4. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:182:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:241:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:448:44 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā11:4311:43 AMŚravaṇa
YogaDhṛti08:558:55 AMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:537:53 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:46 07:467:46 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 604
Day length
10 h 30 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
14:422:42 PM
Moonset
24:4112:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:575:57 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:575:57 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:236:23 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:509:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:509:50 AM11:5611:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4111:41 AM12:5912:59 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3512:35 PM13:231:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:201:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5912:59 PM14:182:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:074:07 PM17:535:53 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3612:36 AM+125:241:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:422:42 AM+128:284:28 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°15′50″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
44°26′ N 26°06′ E · GeoNames 683506
‹ Tue 24 OctTodayThu 26 Oct ›