Monday 19 October 2026 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5910:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:221:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:221:22 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 46 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 13:221:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 18:096:09 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 27:05 03:053:05 AM Tue | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:221:22 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:167:16 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:061:06 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:322:32 PM | 16:414:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:414:41 PM | 18:276:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:414:41 PM | 17:085:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:414:41 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3310:33 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |