Thursday, 20 August 2026
Shravana Masa · Shukla Ashtami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:05 PM – 12:56 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 02:06 PM – 03:43 PM |
| Yamagandam | 06:05 AM – 07:41 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 09:17 AM – 10:54 AM |
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Today is Shukla Ashtami of Shravana, running until 09:20 PM. 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 Vishakha, the forked path — ambition held to a single goal, until 09:09 AM. Abhijit muhurta falls 12:05 PM–12:56 PM.
The day runs from 06:05 AM to 06:55 PM, 12h 51m of daylight, the yoga is Indra and the karana Vishti, the moon stands in Simha. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:05 PM and 12:56 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.