Saturday, 19 September 2026
Bhadrapada Masa · Shukla Ashtami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:52 AM – 12:40 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 09:14 AM – 10:45 AM |
| Yamagandam | 01:47 PM – 03:18 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 06:12 AM – 07:43 AM |
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Today is Shukla Ashtami of Bhadrapada, running until 03:29 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 01:43 AM. Abhijit muhurta falls 11:52 AM–12:40 PM.
The day runs from 06:12 AM to 06:20 PM, 12h 8m 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 11:52 AM and 12:40 PM. All of these are computed for Thiruvananthapuram; 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.