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Friday 24 April 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:508:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:227:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:028:02 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 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 muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:022:02 PM–15:353:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:367:36 AM–09:129:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:348:34 AM–09:259:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4910:49 AM–12:2512:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5112:51 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:383:38 PM–17:145:14 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:006:00 AM–07:367:36 AMneutral
Lābha07:367:36 AM–09:129:12 AMgood
Amṛta09:129:12 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Kāla10:4910:49 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Śubha12:2512:25 PM–14:012:01 PMgood
Roga14:012:01 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Udvega15:383:38 PM–17:145:14 PMavoid
Cara17:145:14 PM–18:506:50 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:506:50 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid
Kāla20:148:14 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Lābha21:389:38 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Udvega23:0111:01 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:2512:25+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:481:48+1 AM–27:123:12+1 AMgood
Cara27:123:12+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMneutral
Roga28:354:35+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:227:22 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 20:158:15 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 25:241:24+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:028:02 AM
Bavauntil 19:227:22 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4910:49 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5112:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2512:25 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī19:227:22 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya20:158:15 PMĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla25:24 01:241:24 AM SatGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:028:02 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra29:59 05:595:59 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 689
Day length
12 h 51 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:2012:20 PM
Moonset
25:541:54+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:367:36 AM09:129:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:348:34 AM09:259:25 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:421:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:022:02 PM15:353:35 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:383:38 PM17:145:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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