Sunday 18 October 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5910:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:221:22 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1312:13 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 00 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 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 | 25:22 01:221:22 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Mon | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 14:262:26 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1312:13 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:525:52 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1612:16 PM | 14:032:03 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:424:42 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:484:48 PM | 18:106:10 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0011:00 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |