Thursday 20 August 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:207:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:199:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:168:16 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06+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 | 21:199:19 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 09:089:08 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 28:25 04:254:25 AM Fri | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:168:16 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:056:05 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:361:36 PM | 15:233:23 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:293:29 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:556:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:556:55 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:556:55 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:556:55 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 26:052:05+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |