Tuesday 17 November 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
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
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2410:24 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 54 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Wed | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 10:2410:24 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:487:48 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:109:10 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:139:13 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:095:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:095:09 PM | 19:027:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:095:09 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:095:09 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:417:41 PM | 21:269:26 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4710:47 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |