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Wednesday 18 November 2026 · Linyi, Shandong, China

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:506:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:368:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Durgā Navamī

Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:057:05 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLinyi11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:001:00 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:018:01 AM–09:189:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–11:5211:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3111:31 AM–12:1212:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:081:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:462:46 PM–16:284:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:446:44 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Amṛta08:018:01 AM–09:189:18 AMgood
Kāla09:189:18 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Śubha10:3510:35 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Roga11:5211:52 AM–13:081:08 PMavoid
Udvega13:081:08 PM–14:252:25 PMavoid
Cara14:252:25 PM–15:423:42 PMneutral
Lābha15:423:42 PM–16:594:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:594:59 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid
Śubha18:426:42 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Amṛta20:268:26 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Cara22:0910:09 PM–23:5211:52 PMneutral
Roga23:5211:52 PM–25:351:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:351:35 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:193:19 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1good
Udvega29:025:02 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:446:44 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:368:36 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 07:057:05 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 10:3610:36 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:368:36 AM
Bālavauntil 21:129:12 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5211:52 AM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:081:08 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:368:36 AMNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā07:057:05 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaDhruva10:3610:36 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava08:368:36 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 897
Day length
10 h 15 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:091:09 PM
Moonset
24:3912:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:462:46 PM16:284:28 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:001:00 AM+126:422:42 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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