Monday 19 October 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:591:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:224:22 PM.

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At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

MahāṣṭamīDurga Ashtami

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

Next boundary

16:224:22 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:265:26 AM
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:071:07 PM
  • Amṛta kāla14:002:00 PM–15:473:47 PM
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:433:43 PM
  • Godhūli19:117:11 PM–19:337:33 PM

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:477:47 AM–09:259:25 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:4112:41 PM
  • Durmuhūrta13:071:07 PM–13:591:59 PM
  • Gulika14:182:18 PM–15:563:56 PM
  • Durmuhūrta15:433:43 PM–16:354:35 PM
  • Varjya25:331:33 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1

Choghaḍiyā

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

  1. Amṛtagood06:106:10 AM–07:477:47 AM
  2. Kālaavoid07:477:47 AM–09:259:25 AM
  3. Śubhagood09:259:25 AM–11:0311:03 AM
  4. Rogaavoid11:0311:03 AM–12:4112:41 PM
  5. Udvegaavoid12:4112:41 PM–14:182:18 PM
  6. Caraneutral14:182:18 PM–15:563:56 PM
  7. Lābhagood15:563:56 PM–17:345:34 PM
  8. Amṛtagood17:345:34 PM–19:117:11 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Caraneutral19:117:11 PM–20:338:33 PM
  2. Rogaavoid20:338:33 PM–21:569:56 PM
  3. Kālaavoid21:569:56 PM–23:1811:18 PM
  4. Lābhagood23:1811:18 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1
  5. Udvegaavoid24:4012:40 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1
  6. Śubhagood26:022:02 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1
  7. Amṛtagood27:243:24 AM+1–28:464:46 AM+1
  8. Caraneutral28:464:46 AM+1–30:096:09 AM+1

Sunrise to sunrise

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.

06:106:10 AM sunrise19:117:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:224:22 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 21:099:09 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 30:056:05 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:224:22 PM
Bālavauntil 29:265:26 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:477:47 AM–09:259:25 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:071:07 PM
Pradoṣa 19:117:11 PM–20:398:39 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 AM+1
  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:259:25 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:071:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:398:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:224:22 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā21:099:09 PMŚravaṇa
YogaDhṛti30:05 06:056:05 AM TueŚūla
KaraṇaBava16:224:22 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:09 06:096:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:424:42 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla06:106:10 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla07:477:47 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava08:468:46 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijit12:1412:14 PM13:071:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta13:071:07 PM13:591:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:591:59 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla14:002:00 PM15:473:47 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Gulika14:182:18 PM15:563:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya14:512:51 PM15:433:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta15:433:43 PM16:354:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna16:354:35 PM19:117:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa19:117:11 PM20:398:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli19:117:11 PM19:337:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:117:11 PM20:178:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya25:331:33 AM+127:183:18 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 867
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Day length
13 h 02 m
Moonrise
12:1212:12 PM
Moonset
26:382:38 AM+1
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