Thursday 20 August 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:509:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4911:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:146:14 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 30 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:375:37 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 23:4911:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 11:3811:38 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 06:146:14 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:4610:46 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:124:12 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:124:12 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 04:334:33 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 05:365:36 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 05:365:36 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgava | 08:188:18 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 08:598:59 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijit | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhna | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:421:42 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 14:032:03 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijaya | 14:362:36 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 15:303:30 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjya | 16:064:06 PM | 17:535:53 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhna | 16:244:24 PM | 19:067:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 19:067:06 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 19:067:06 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 19:067:06 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśītha | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kāla | 26:482:48 AM+1 | 28:354:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |