Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Kartika Masa · Shukla Ashtami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:50 AM – 12:34 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 12:12 PM – 01:34 PM |
| Yamagandam | 08:05 AM – 09:27 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 10:49 AM – 12:12 PM |
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Today is Shukla Ashtami of Kartika, running until 06:07 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 Shatabhisha, the hundred healers — solitary, unconventional, curative, until 06:11 AM. Abhijit muhurta falls 11:50 AM–12:34 PM.
The day runs from 06:42 AM to 05:41 PM, 10h 59m of daylight, the yoga is Dhruva and the karana Bava, the moon stands in Vrischika. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 11:50 AM and 12:34 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.