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Tuesday 1 December 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1212:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1411:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:019:01 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:332:33 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:339:33 AM–10:5410:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1612:16 PM–13:371:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:194:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:594:59 PM–18:356:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5710:57 PM–23:5011:50 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

Roga06:506:50 AM–08:128:12 AMavoid
Udvega08:128:12 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Cara09:339:33 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Amṛta12:1612:16 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Kāla13:371:37 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Śubha14:582:58 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Roga16:194:19 PM–17:415:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:415:41 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid
Lābha19:207:20 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Udvega20:588:58 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Śubha22:3710:37 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1612:16 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Cara25:551:55 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1neutral
Roga27:333:33 AM+1–29:125:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:125:12 AM+1–30:516:51 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51 AM+1

06:506:50 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 09:019:01 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 12:1512:15 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:194:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:194:19 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:1411:14 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā09:019:01 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaVaidhṛti12:1512:15 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava11:3911:39 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:51 06:516:51 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 910
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:4712:47 AM+1
Moonset
12:3812:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:594:59 PM18:356:35 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5710:57 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:332:33 AM+128:094:09 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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