Thursday 17 December 2026 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:161:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:561:56+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:431:43 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 41 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM
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 | 25:56 01:561:56 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 18:016:01 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 15:523:52 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:431:43 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:329:32 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0310:03 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:311:31 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:052:05 PM | 15:503:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:503:50 PM | 17:525:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:503:50 PM | 16:204:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:503:50 PM | 17:225:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:533:53+1 AM | 29:315:31+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |