Wednesday 18 November 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:509:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3611:36 AM.

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At sunrise

05:425:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

Durgā Navamī

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

Next boundary

10:0510:05 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:025:02 AM
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–13:081:08 PM
  • Vijaya15:003:00 PM–15:563:56 PM
  • Godhūli19:397:39 PM–19:597:59 PM
  • Amṛta kāla28:004:00 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM–09:119:11 AM
  • Gulika10:5610:56 AM–12:4012:40 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–13:081:08 PM
  • Rāhu kāla12:4012:40 PM–14:252:25 PM
  • Varjya17:465:46 PM–19:287:28 PM

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. Lābhagood05:425:42 AM–07:277:27 AM
  2. Amṛtagood07:277:27 AM–09:119:11 AM
  3. Kālaavoid09:119:11 AM–10:5610:56 AM
  4. Śubhagood10:5610:56 AM–12:4012:40 PM
  5. Rogaavoid12:4012:40 PM–14:252:25 PM
  6. Udvegaavoid14:252:25 PM–16:104:10 PM
  7. Caraneutral16:104:10 PM–17:545:54 PM
  8. Lābhagood17:545:54 PM–19:397:39 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Udvegaavoid19:397:39 PM–20:548:54 PM
  2. Śubhagood20:548:54 PM–22:0910:09 PM
  3. Amṛtagood22:0910:09 PM–23:2511:25 PM
  4. Caraneutral23:2511:25 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1
  5. Rogaavoid24:4012:40 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1
  6. Kālaavoid25:561:56 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1
  7. Lābhagood27:113:11 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1
  8. Udvegaavoid28:264:26 AM+1–29:425:42 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.

05:425:42 AM sunrise19:397:39 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:3611:36 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 10:0510:05 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 13:361:36 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3611:36 AM
Bālavauntil 24:1212:12 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–13:081:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:4012:40 PM–14:252:25 PM
Pradoṣa 19:397:39 PM–20:598:59 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 AM+1
  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:252:25 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 56 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:598:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:3611:36 AMNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā10:0510:05 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaDhruva13:361:36 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava11:3611:36 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM ThuGuruvāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:224:22 AM05:425:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM05:425:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:425:42 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM09:119:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgava08:308:30 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika10:5610:56 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Abhijit12:1312:13 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kāla12:4012:40 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇa14:042:04 PM16:514:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya15:003:00 PM15:563:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna16:514:51 PM19:397:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya17:465:46 PM19:287:28 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣa19:397:39 PM20:598:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli19:397:39 PM19:597:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:397:39 PM20:398:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla28:004:00 AM+129:425:42 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 897
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Day length
13 h 56 m
Moonrise
12:5812:58 PM
Moonset
26:032:03 AM+1
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