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Saturday, 23 May 2026
Śukla Aṣṭamī · Adhika Jyeṣṭha · Puruṣottama Māsa · Vikrama Saṃvat 2083
Bengaluru · 12.97°N 77.59°E · IST (UTC+5:30)
Adhika Jyeṣṭha · Puruṣottama Māsa
Adhika (Puruṣottama) Māsa — an extra lunar month inserted roughly every three years to realign the lunar and solar calendars. Traditionally devoted to Viṣṇu and considered especially auspicious for prayer, japa, and charity.
PAÑCĀṄGA · FIVE ELEMENTS
Vāra
Vāra · Weekday
Śanivāra
Saturday
Śani · Saturn
Tithi
Tithi · Lunar Day
Śukla PakṣaAṣṭamī
#8 of 30
Ends 04:28, 24 May
→ Śukla Navamī
Nakṣatra
Nakṣatra · Lunar Mansion
Maghā
#10 · Ketu · Pitaraḥ
Ends 02:09, 24 May
→ Pūrva Phālgunī
Yoga
Yoga
12 of 27Dhruva
Ends 06:13
Karaṇa
Karaṇa · Half-Tithi
Viṣṭi
Movable
Ends 16:42
DAY TIMELINE (00:00 – 24:00)
🌙 Night
DAY
🌙 Night
↑ 05:53
↓ 18:40
☽↑ 12:16
☽↓ 00:53
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
24:00
Brahma Muhūrta
Abhijit
Rāhu Kāla
Gulika
Yamagaṇḍa
Durmuhūrtam
Auspicious Timings
Brahma Muhūrta
04:17 – 05:05
48 min
Abhijit Muhūrta
11:52 – 12:40
48 min
✗ Inauspicious Timings
Rāhu Kāla
09:05 – 10:41
96 min
Gulika Kāla
15:28 – 17:04
96 min
Yamagaṇḍa
17:04 – 18:40
96 min
Durmuhūrtam
12:17 – 13:05
48 min
SUN & MOON
05:53
Sunrise
18:40
Sunset
12:16
Moonrise
00:53
Moonset
☀
Day Length
12h 47m
🌙
Night Length
11h 13m
🌓
Moon Phase
Waxing Gibbous
50% illuminated
Today’s Sky · आज का ग्रह चित्र
Planetary positions at sunrise · 05:53 IST
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UPCOMING TRANSITIONS
Tithi
Current: Śukla Aṣṭamī
Śukla Navamī
begins after
04:28
Nakṣatra
Current: Maghā
Pūrva Phālgunī
begins after
02:09
Yoga
Current: Dhruva
Vyāghāta
begins after
06:13
CHANDRABALAM & TARABALAM
Today’s Moon:
Siṃha
(rashi 5)
·
Nakṣatra:
Maghā
(10 of 27)
Today for You
Classical Vedic methods · Lāhirī Ayanāṃśa
Sources: Muhūrta Cintāmaṇi · Dharmasindhu · Sūrya Siddhānta
Bengaluru · 12.97°N 77.59°E · All timings shown in Bengaluru local time (IST, UTC+5:30)