Tuesday 24 February 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:226:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:287:28 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 04 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM
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 | 18:226:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 27:09 03:093:09 AM Wed | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 17:565:56 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:287:28 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:508:50 AM | 09:349:34 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:239:23 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:184:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:387:38 PM | 21:099:09 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5110:51 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 25:391:39+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |