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Thursday 26 March 2026 · Linyi, Shandong, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:192:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:192:19 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLinyi12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:209:20 AM–10:5110:51 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:036:03 AM–07:357:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:089:08 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0910:09 AM–10:5910:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:451:45 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:553:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Śubha06:036:03 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Roga07:357:35 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Udvega09:089:08 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–12:1312:13 PMneutral
Lābha12:1312:13 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Amṛta13:451:45 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Kāla15:183:18 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid
Śubha16:504:50 PM–18:236:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:236:23 PM–19:507:50 PMgood
Cara19:507:50 PM–21:179:17 PMneutral
Roga21:179:17 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Kāla22:4510:45 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1212:12+1 AM–25:391:39+1 AMgood
Udvega25:391:39+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:073:07+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:344:34+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:192:19 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 18:496:49 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 27:023:02+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:192:19 PM
Bālavauntil 25:261:26+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:451:45 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:192:19 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā18:496:49 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana27:02 03:023:02 AM FriAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava14:192:19 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:01 06:016:01 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 660
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:1311:13 AM
Moonset
26:312:31+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:036:03 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:209:20 AM10:5110:51 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0910:09 AM10:5910:59 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:553:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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