Thursday, 26 March 2026
Chaitra Masa · Shukla Ashtami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:08 PM – 12:57 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 02:05 PM – 03:36 PM |
| Yamagandam | 06:25 AM – 07:57 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 09:29 AM – 11:01 AM |
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Today is Shukla Ashtami of Chaitra, running until 11:52 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 Ardra, the storm that clears the air — grief that turns into clarity, until 04:20 PM. Abhijit muhurta falls 12:08 PM–12:57 PM.
The day runs from 06:25 AM to 06:40 PM, 12h 15m of daylight, the yoga is Shobhana and the karana Bava, the moon stands in Meena. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:08 PM and 12:57 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.