Saturday, 19 September 2026

About this day

Today is Shukla Ashtami of Bhadrapada, running until 05:59 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 Mula, down to the root — investigation that does not stop at the surface, until 04:13 AM. Abhijit muhurta falls 12:34 PM–01:23 PM.

The day runs from 06:55 AM to 07:02 PM, 12h 7m of daylight, the yoga is Ayushman and the karana Bava, the moon stands in Kanya. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:34 PM and 01:23 PM. All of these are computed for Singapore; change the city in the header and they move with it.

• Shukla Ashtami tithi
• Mula nakshatra
• Masik Durgashtami dates