Thursday 6 August 2026 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:1311:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:239:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2110:21 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 21:239:23 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 22:4410:44 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:315:31 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2110:21 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:396:39 AM | 08:188:18 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:204:20 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:125:12 PM | 19:517:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:096:09 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:517:51 PM | 21:179:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:517:51 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:517:51 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 25:391:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |