Thursday, 30 October 2025
Kartika Masa · Shukla Ashtami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:48 AM – 12:33 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 01:35 PM – 03:00 PM |
| Yamagandam | 06:31 AM – 07:56 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 09:21 AM – 10:45 AM |
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Today is Shukla Ashtami of Kartika, running until 10:08 AM. Ashtami is the half-moon tithi, when the pull of the sun and the moon is at its most divided, and the tradition places its most intense observances at exactly that point — Durgashtami in the waxing fortnight.
It is a jaya tithi, held to favour contest, resolve and anything requiring nerve, and it is traditionally avoided for weddings. The nakshatra is Shravana, listening — knowledge received rather than seized, until 06:34 PM. Abhijit muhurta falls 11:48 AM–12:33 PM.
The day runs from 06:31 AM to 05:50 PM, 11h 19m of daylight, the yoga is Shoola and the karana Bava, the moon stands in Tula. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 11:48 AM and 12:33 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.
Timings are computed astronomically for the selected city and cross-referenced against the traditional panchangams in common use. Regional practice can differ by a day — please confirm important dates with the panchangam your family follows.