Friday 4 September 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:564:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:442:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:513:51 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 55 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 29:515:51 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 | 26:44 02:442:44 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 25:34 01:341:34 AM Sat | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 18:146:14 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:513:51 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:214:21 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:214:21 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 04:434:43 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 05:505:50 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 07:267:26 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgava | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:169:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijit | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhna | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:341:34 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijaya | 14:262:26 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 15:313:31 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhna | 16:094:09 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjya | 18:036:03 PM | 19:337:33 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣa | 18:446:44 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 18:446:44 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 18:446:44 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kāla | 22:3410:34 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśītha | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |