Saturday 19 September 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:323:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:575:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:594:59 PM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 17:575:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 28:13 04:134:13 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 16:594:59 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:575:57 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:304:30 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:304:30 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 04:534:53 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 06:036:03 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 06:036:03 AM | 07:357:35 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrta | 06:036:03 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 06:526:52 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgava | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 09:079:07 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjya | 10:1410:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijit | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhna | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:251:25 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 13:441:44 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijaya | 14:152:15 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 15:533:53 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 18:206:20 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 18:206:20 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 18:206:20 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kāla | 21:029:02 PM | 22:5010:50 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśītha | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjya | 26:252:25 AM+1 | 28:134:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |