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Monday 26 January 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:418:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:496:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:426:42 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:084:08 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:008:00 AM–09:229:22 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4410:44 AM–12:0612:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–14:502:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:392:39 PM–15:233:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:057:05 PM–20:368:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta06:386:38 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Kāla08:008:00 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Śubha09:229:22 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Roga10:4410:44 AM–12:0612:06 PMavoid
Udvega12:0612:06 PM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–14:502:50 PMneutral
Lābha14:502:50 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Amṛta16:124:12 PM–17:345:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:345:34 PM–19:127:12 PMneutral
Roga19:127:12 PM–20:508:50 PMavoid
Kāla20:508:50 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1good
Udvega24:0612:06 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:441:44 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1good
Amṛta27:213:21 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1good
Cara28:594:59 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:376:37 AM+1

06:386:38 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:496:49 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 10:0310:03 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 06:426:42 AM
Śubhauntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:477:47 AM
Bavauntil 18:496:49 PM
Bālavauntil 29:455:45 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:008:00 AM–09:229:22 AM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:229:22 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 56 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:496:49 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī10:0310:03 AMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya06:426:42 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:477:47 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 601
Day length
10 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:1511:15 AM
Moonset
24:5712:57 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:392:39 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:057:05 PM20:368:36 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:084:08 AM+129:385:38 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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