Thursday 20 August 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:504:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:496:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:386:38 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 48 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:266:26 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 | 18:496:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 06:386:38 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 25:55 01:551:55 AM Fri | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:496:49 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:246:24 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:373:37 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:324:32 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:138:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:138:13 PM | 21:349:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:138:13 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:138:13 PM | 21:149:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:489:48 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |