Thursday 6 August 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:1311:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:239:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2110:21 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 01 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
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05:245:24 AM to 29:245:24 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 | 21:239:23 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 22:4410:44 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:315:31 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2110:21 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:044:04 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:044:04 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 04:244:24 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 05:245:24 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 05:245:24 AM | 07:097:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgava | 08:128:12 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 08:548:54 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjya | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrta | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijit | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhna | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:481:48 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 14:092:09 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijaya | 14:442:44 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 16:364:36 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kāla | 18:096:09 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣa | 19:247:24 PM | 20:448:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 19:247:24 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 19:247:24 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśītha | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |