Tuesday 17 November 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:204:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:066:06 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:547:54 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 01 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42 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 | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 28:35 04:354:35 AM Wed | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 07:547:54 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:185:18 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:379:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:425:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:115:11 PM | 18:566:56 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:425:42 PM | 19:267:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:425:42 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:425:42 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4611:46 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |