Thursday 20 August 2026 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:509:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4911:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4610:46 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 54 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46+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 | 23:4911:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 11:3811:38 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | past sunrise | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:4610:46 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:456:45 AM | 08:228:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:492:49 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:064:06 PM | 17:535:53 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 25:371:37+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:482:48+1 AM | 28:354:35+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |