Today's nakshatra, with its start and end
Nakshatra Today: Purva Phalguni — Thursday, 8 October 2026
Today, Thursday 8 October 2026, the nakshatra in Sydney is Purva Phalguni from sunrise until 2:50 AM on 9 Oct, and Uttara Phalguni after that.
Purva Phalguni began at 3:10 AM.
Start and end
Nakshatra start and end time — 8 October 2026
A nakshatra is one of the 27 equal 13°20′ segments of the Moon's path, so it begins and ends at one instant for everyone; the Moon takes about 19 to 27 hours to cross one. The nakshatra at sunrise is the one a panchang prints for the day, and the one muhurat tables read.
| Nakshatra | Lord | Begins | Ends | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 3:10 AM | 9 Oct, 2:50 AM | At sunrise; running now |
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 9 Oct, 2:50 AM | 10 Oct, 2:49 AM |
Pada and lord
Nakshatra pada, lord and Moon sign today
Each nakshatra has four padas of 3°20′, so the pada changes roughly every quarter of the nakshatra's span. The lord is the Vimshottari dasha lord — the planet whose dasha a child born in this nakshatra begins in.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Purva Phalguni |
| Pada at sunrise | Purva Phalguni 1 |
| Pada now (4:27 PM) | Purva Phalguni 3 |
| Lord | Venus |
| Moon sign at sunrise | Leo |
| Deity | Bhaga |
The week ahead
Nakshatra for the next 7 days
Each row is the nakshatra running at that day's sunrise in Sydney, and the moment it ends.
| Date | Weekday | Nakshatra | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2026 | Thursday | Purva Phalguni | 9 Oct, 2:50 AM |
| 9 October 2026 | Friday | Uttara Phalguni | 10 Oct, 2:49 AM |
| 10 October 2026 | Saturday | Hasta | 11 Oct, 3:12 AM |
| 11 October 2026 | Sunday | Chitra | 12 Oct, 4:02 AM |
| 12 October 2026 | Monday | Swati | 13 Oct, 5:22 AM |
| 13 October 2026 | Tuesday | Vishakha | 14 Oct, 7:13 AM |
| 14 October 2026 | Wednesday | Vishakha | 7:13 AM |
Your city
Nakshatra today in another city
The nakshatra's start and end are the same instant everywhere; the city changes sunrise, and with it which nakshatra is printed for the day.
Common questions
Nakshatra today — common questions
What is the nakshatra today?
Today, Thursday 8 October 2026, the nakshatra in Sydney is Purva Phalguni from sunrise until 2:50 AM on 9 Oct, and Uttara Phalguni after that.
What time does today's nakshatra end?
Purva Phalguni ends at 2:50 AM on 9 Oct. A nakshatra ends at one instant everywhere, so every city on Indian Standard Time shows the same clock time.
What is tomorrow's nakshatra?
Uttara Phalguni: it is running at sunrise (6:21 AM) on Friday, 9 October 2026.
Who is the lord of today's nakshatra?
Venus. At sunrise the Moon is in pada 1 of Purva Phalguni, in Leo.