Friday 10 April 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5011:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:461:46 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5212:52 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 00 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:505:50 AM to 29:495:49 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 13:581:58 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 21:019:01 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5212:52 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:268:26 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:388:38 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 17:125:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4210:42 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |