Monday 9 February 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:025:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:287:28 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:136:13 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 25 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
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07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | past sunrise | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:52 00:5212:52 AM Tue | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:136:13 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:295:29 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:295:29 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:358:35 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1911:19 AM | 13:071:07 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:151:15 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:323:32 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0410:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |