Thursday 8 January 2026 · Luanda, Angola
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:042:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:362:36 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:557:55 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 36 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1
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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 26:36 02:362:36 AM Fri | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 07:557:55 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 12:5612:56 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 14:142:14 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:307:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0810:08 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:103:10 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:303:30 PM | 17:115:11 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 27:173:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |