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Tuesday 1 December 2026 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:422:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:441:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:495:49 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:441:44 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:495:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:035:03 PM–18:396:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:486:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:297:29 AM–09:059:05 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:108:10 AM–08:578:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:1410:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4211:42 AM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:382:38 PM–16:064:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2810:28 PM–23:1711:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga05:495:49 AM–07:177:17 AMavoid
Udvega07:177:17 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Cara08:458:45 AM–10:1410:14 AMneutral
Lābha10:1410:14 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Amṛta11:4211:42 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Śubha14:382:38 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Roga16:064:06 PM–17:345:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:345:34 PM–19:067:06 PMavoid
Lābha19:067:06 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Udvega20:388:38 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Śubha22:1010:10 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:141:14 AM+1good
Cara25:141:14 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1neutral
Roga26:462:46 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:184:18 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:495:49 AM to 29:505:50 AM+1

05:495:49 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:441:44 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 23:2511:25 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:441:44 PM
Taitilauntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:382:38 PM–16:064:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:064:06 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:441:44 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī23:2511:25 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha25:02 01:021:02 AM WedPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava13:441:44 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:50 05:505:50 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 910
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:3512:35 AM+1
Moonset
12:1212:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:495:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:495:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:495:49 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:297:29 AM09:059:05 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3110:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:108:10 AM08:578:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:1410:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:382:38 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:035:03 PM18:396:39 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:486:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2810:28 PM23:1711:17 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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