Thursday 26 March 2026 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:192:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:405:40 AM
Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 27 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 14:192:19 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 18:496:49 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 05:405:40 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:192:19 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:234:23 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:325:32 AM | 07:067:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:209:20 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:429:42 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:412:41 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |