Monday 26 January 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4911:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4211:42 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 77° above N. Day length 13 h 46 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:375:37 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 | 23:4911:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:033:03 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 11:4211:42 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4712:47 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:197:19 AM | 09:029:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:108:10 AM | 09:429:42 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:413:41 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:448:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |