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Thu 17 Dec · Margashirsha Shukla Ashtami

Calculated for Delhi

Dec17Ashtami

Tithi at sunrise · Delhi

Thursday, 17 December 2026

Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
First quarter · 48% lit

Margashirsha Shukla Ashtami

Shukla paksha

Ashtami runs until 11:25 PM, then Navami begins.

Sunrise7:08 AM

Sunset5:27 PM

Moonrise12:16 PM

Moonset12:47 AM, Friday 18 December

Month: Margashirsha · Day: Guruvaar

Tithi: Ashtami; until 11:25 PM, then Navami
Nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada; until 3:30 PM, then Uttara Bhadrapada
Yoga: Siddhi; until 1:22 PM, then Vyatipata
Karana: Vishti; until 11:11 AM, then Bava

Calculated for Delhi

Festivals and vrats on this day

Masik Durgashtami

Favourable times

Abhijit muhurat11:57 AM to 12:37 PM

Shubh: 7:08 AM to 8:24 AM
Labh: 12:18 PM to 1:34 PM
Amrit: 1:35 PM to 2:52 PM
Shubh: 4:10 PM to 5:27 PM

Times traditionally avoided

Rahu kaal1:35 PM to 2:52 PM

Yamaganda: 7:08 AM to 8:24 AM
Gulika kaal: 9:43 AM to 10:59 AM
Sunrise and sunset: 7:08 AM and 5:27 PM

Choghadiya

Day choghadiya

7:08 AM to 5:27 PM

ShubhFavourable7:08 AM to 8:24 AM
RogAvoided8:25 AM to 9:42 AM
UdvegAvoided9:43 AM to 10:59 AM
CharaNeutral11:00 AM to 12:17 PM
LabhFavourable12:18 PM to 1:34 PM
AmritFavourable1:35 PM to 2:52 PM
KaalAvoided2:53 PM to 4:09 PM
ShubhFavourable4:10 PM to 5:27 PM

Night choghadiya

5:28 PM to 7:07 AM, Friday 18 December

AmritFavourable5:28 PM to 7:09 PM
CharaNeutral7:10 PM to 8:52 PM
RogAvoided8:53 PM to 10:34 PM
KaalAvoided10:35 PM to 12:17 AM, Friday 18 December
LabhFavourable12:18 AM to 1:59 AM, Friday 18 December
UdvegAvoided2:00 AM to 3:42 AM, Friday 18 December
ShubhFavourable3:43 AM to 5:25 AM, Friday 18 December
AmritFavourable5:26 AM to 7:07 AM, Friday 18 December