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Monday, 2 November 2026

Kartik, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948

Ashtami

2 November 2026 is Kartik Krishna Paksha Ashtami, a Somvaar (सोमवार). The tithi runs from 2:52 PM on 1 November 2026 until 1:10 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:33 AM and sunset is 5:35 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 7:55 AM and 9:18 AM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:41 AM to 12:26 PM.

Tithi (तिथि)
Ashtami
until 1:10 PM
Sunrise (सूर्योदय)
6:33 AM
Sunset 5:35 PM
Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)
7:55 AM – 9:18 AM
Avoid new work
The lunar day

Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)

Ashtami
Krishna Paksha · tithi 8 of 15
2:52 PM, 1 Nov – 1:10 PM
Navami
begins today
1:10 PM – 11:54 AM, 3 Nov
Vaar (weekday) (वार)
Ruled by Moon (Chandra)
Somvaar · सोमवार
Paksha (पक्ष)
the waning fortnight, full moon to new
Krishna Paksha · कृष्ण पक्ष

Ashtami begins 2:52 PM, 1 Nov and ends 1:10 PM.

Auspicious windows

Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)

Abhijit Muhurat (अभिजित मुहूर्त)
The one window good for almost any undertaking
11:41 AM – 12:26 PM
Brahma Muhurat (ब्रह्म मुहूर्त)
Before dawn — for meditation, study and sadhana
4:49 AM – 5:41 AM
Vijaya Muhurat (विजय मुहूर्त)
Afternoon — traditionally for setting out and for contests
1:54 PM – 2:38 PM
Pradosh Kaal (प्रदोष काल)
The window after sunset, used for Shiva and Lakshmi puja
5:35 PM – 7:59 PM
Nishita Kaal (निशीथ काल)
True midnight — Shivratri and Diwali Mahalakshmi puja
11:38 PM – 12:30 AM, 3 Nov

Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 44 minutes long today rather than a fixed 48 — it stretches and shrinks with the length of the day.

Periods to avoid

Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)

Inauspicious period: Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)
Begin nothing new. About 90 minutes, and the most watched of the three.
7:55 AM – 9:18 AM
Inauspicious period: Yamaganda (यमगण्ड)
Ruled by Yama. Associated with loss and obstruction.
10:41 AM – 12:04 PM
Inauspicious period: Gulika Kaal (गुलिक काल)
Ruled by Gulika. Avoided for ceremonies, though not for all work.
1:26 PM – 2:49 PM

We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat. The rules behind them are known, but the underlying tables differ between sources by enough to move a window by the better part of an hour — and these are windows whose whole purpose is telling you not to begin something. We would rather leave them out than print a number we cannot stand behind.

Hour by hour

Choghadiya (चौघड़िया)

The day and the night are each divided into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious; Char is neutral; Udveg, Kaal and Rog are best avoided. It is the quickest check there is for whether the next hour and a half is a good time to begin something.

Day — sunrise 6:33 AM to sunset 5:35 PM

Amrit (अमृत)
Best of all. Any auspicious work.
6:33 AM – 7:55 AM
Inauspicious period: Kaal (काल)
Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.
7:55 AM – 9:18 AM
Shubh (शुभ)
Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.
9:18 AM – 10:41 AM
Inauspicious period: Rog (रोग)
Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.
10:41 AM – 12:04 PM
Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
12:04 PM – 1:26 PM
Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
1:26 PM – 2:49 PM
Labh (लाभ)
Business, new ventures, education.
2:49 PM – 4:12 PM
Amrit (अमृत)
Best of all. Any auspicious work.
4:12 PM – 5:35 PM

Night — sunset 5:35 PM to sunrise 6:34 AM

Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
5:35 PM – 7:12 PM
Labh (लाभ)
Business, new ventures, education.
7:12 PM – 8:49 PM
Amrit (अमृत)
Best of all. Any auspicious work.
8:49 PM – 10:27 PM
Inauspicious period: Kaal (काल)
Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.
10:27 PM – 12:04 AM, 3 Nov
Shubh (शुभ)
Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.
12:04 AM, 3 Nov – 1:41 AM, 3 Nov
Inauspicious period: Rog (रोग)
Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.
1:41 AM, 3 Nov – 3:19 AM, 3 Nov
Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
3:19 AM, 3 Nov – 4:56 AM, 3 Nov
Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
4:56 AM, 3 Nov – 6:34 AM, 3 Nov

The night choghadiya belongs to Somvaar, not to the next day: in the panchang the weekday changes at sunrise, not at midnight.

The other three limbs

Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana (नक्षत्र)

Nakshatra: Ashlesha (नक्षत्र)
Pada 1 at sunrise
4:30 AM – 3:45 AM, 3 Nov
Nakshatra: Magha
begins today
3:45 AM, 3 Nov – 3:25 AM, 4 Nov
Yoga: Shubha (योग)
2:38 PM, 1 Nov – 12:05 PM
Yoga: Shukla
begins today
12:05 PM – 9:52 AM, 3 Nov
Karana: Kaulava (करण)
1:58 AM – 1:10 PM
Karana: Taitila
begins today
1:10 PM – 12:29 AM, 3 Nov
Karana: Garaja
begins today
12:29 AM, 3 Nov – 11:54 AM, 3 Nov

The Moon is in Ashlesha at sunrise, in its 1st pada. A karana is half a tithi, which is why there are more of them in a day than anything else here.

Suryoday and Chandroday

Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)

Sunrise (सूर्योदय)
6:33 AM
Sunset (सूर्यास्त)
5:35 PM
Moonrise (चंद्रोदय)
None today
The Moon does not rise on this calendar date
Moonset (चंद्रास्त)
1:27 PM

Day length is 11 hours 2 minutes, night 12 hours 59 minutes. A missing moonrise or moonset is not missing data: the Moon rises about fifty minutes later each day, so roughly once a lunar month a calendar date contains neither one nor the other.

Planetary hours

Hora (होरा)

Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Moon (Chandra) today, which is what makes it Somvaar. Day horas and night horas are not sixty minutes each; they are a twelfth of the actual day and a twelfth of the actual night.

1. Moon (Chandra)
6:33 AM – 7:28 AM
2. Saturn (Shani)
7:28 AM – 8:23 AM
3. Jupiter (Guru)
8:23 AM – 9:18 AM
4. Mars (Mangal)
9:18 AM – 10:13 AM
5. Sun (Surya)
10:13 AM – 11:08 AM
6. Venus (Shukra)
11:08 AM – 12:04 PM
7. Mercury (Budh)
12:04 PM – 12:59 PM
8. Moon (Chandra)
12:59 PM – 1:54 PM
9. Saturn (Shani)
1:54 PM – 2:49 PM
10. Jupiter (Guru)
2:49 PM – 3:44 PM
11. Mars (Mangal)
3:44 PM – 4:39 PM
12. Sun (Surya)
4:39 PM – 5:35 PM
13. Venus (Shukra)
5:35 PM – 6:39 PM
14. Mercury (Budh)
6:39 PM – 7:44 PM
15. Moon (Chandra)
7:44 PM – 8:49 PM
16. Saturn (Shani)
8:49 PM – 9:54 PM
17. Jupiter (Guru)
9:54 PM – 10:59 PM
18. Mars (Mangal)
10:59 PM – 12:04 AM, 3 Nov
19. Sun (Surya)
12:04 AM, 3 Nov – 1:09 AM, 3 Nov
20. Venus (Shukra)
1:09 AM, 3 Nov – 2:14 AM, 3 Nov
21. Mercury (Budh)
2:14 AM, 3 Nov – 3:19 AM, 3 Nov
22. Moon (Chandra)
3:19 AM, 3 Nov – 4:24 AM, 3 Nov
23. Saturn (Shani)
4:24 AM, 3 Nov – 5:29 AM, 3 Nov
24. Jupiter (Guru)
5:29 AM, 3 Nov – 6:34 AM, 3 Nov
Where the lights stand

Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)

Chandra Rashi (Moon sign) (चंद्र राशि)
Moves to Simha after this
Karka until 3:45 AM, 3 Nov
Surya Rashi (Sun sign) (सूर्य राशि)
Sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsha
Tula (Libra)
Masa — Purnimanta (मास)
North Indian reckoning: the month ends at the full moon
Kartik Krishna Paksha
Masa — Amanta
Southern and western reckoning: the month ends at the new moon
Ashwin Krishna Paksha
Ritu (season) (ऋतु)
Sharad
Ayana (अयन)
The Sun's half-year direction
Dakshinayana
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948

The two masa reckonings differ through every waning fortnight, which is why a calendar from Delhi and one from Chennai can name the same day differently. Today it is Kartik in the north and Ashwin in the south.

Frequently asked

Questions about 2 November 2026

What tithi is 2 November 2026?

2 November 2026 is Kartik Krishna Paksha Ashtami. The tithi runs from 2:52 PM on 1 November 2026 until 1:10 PM, calculated for New Delhi.

What is the Rahu Kaal on 2 November 2026?

Rahu Kaal on 2 November 2026 is from 7:55 AM to 9:18 AM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 10:41 AM to 12:04 PM and Gulika Kaal is 1:26 PM to 2:49 PM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.

What is the shubh muhurat on 2 November 2026?

Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:41 AM to 12:26 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:49 AM to 5:41 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 1:54 PM to 2:38 PM.

What time is sunrise and sunset on 2 November 2026?

At New Delhi, sunrise on 2 November 2026 is 6:33 AM and sunset is 5:35 PM. The Moon does not rise on this calendar date — it rises after midnight, so the rise falls on the following day. and moonset is 1:27 PM.

All timings are calculated for New Delhi, India (28.61°N, 77.21°E) in Indian Standard Time, using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsha. Sunrise and every muhurat derived from it shift by up to an hour across India, so times will differ for your city.