Sunday 18 October 2026 · Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:595:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:228:22 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1910:19 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 10 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:1910:19 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 21:269:26 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:137:13 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:285:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:583:58 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:044:04 PM | 17:285:28 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:285:28 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:285:28 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:285:28 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:167:16 PM | 21:039:03 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:006:00 AM+1 | 31:477:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |