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Tuesday 1 December 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1212:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1411:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:019:01 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:332:33 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–11:0411:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–13:501:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:133:13 PM–16:364:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:594:59 PM–18:356:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1011:10 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:556:55 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Udvega08:188:18 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–11:0411:04 AMneutral
Lābha11:0411:04 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Śubha15:133:13 PM–16:364:36 PMgood
Roga16:364:36 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:367:36 PMavoid
Lābha19:367:36 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Udvega21:139:13 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Śubha22:5010:50 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2712:27 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Cara26:042:04 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1neutral
Roga27:423:42 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:195:19 AM+1–30:566:56 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56 AM+1

06:556:55 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 09:019:01 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 12:1512:15 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:133:13 PM–16:364:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:427:42 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:364:36 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:1411:14 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā09:019:01 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaVaidhṛti12:1512:15 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava11:3911:39 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:56 06:566:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 910
Day length
11 h 03 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
25:001:00 AM+1
Moonset
12:4812:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:133:13 PM16:364:36 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:594:59 PM18:356:35 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1011:10 PM24:0112:01 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:332:33 AM+128:094:09 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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