Tuesday 17 November 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:505:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:367:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:486:48 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 51 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 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 | 19:367:36 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 18:056:05 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 21:369:36 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:486:48 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:438:43 AM | 09:229:22 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:372:37 PM | 16:354:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:354:35 PM | 18:296:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:354:35 PM | 17:045:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:354:35 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1610:16 PM | 23:1211:12 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 27:283:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |