Tuesday 17 November 2026 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:506:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:368:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:487:48 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
05:445:44 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM
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 | 20:368:36 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 19:057:05 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:3610:36 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:487:48 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:417:41 AM | 09:269:26 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:058:05 AM | 08:528:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:418:41 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:315:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:315:31 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:315:31 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:315:31 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2410:24 PM | 23:1311:13 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:462:46+1 AM | 28:284:28+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |