Thursday 20 August 2026 · Luanda, Angola
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:502:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:494:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:494:49 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 69° above N. Day length 11 h 51 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 16:494:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | past sunrise | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 23:5511:55 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:494:49 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:156:15 AM | 07:447:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:069:06 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1210:12 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:562:56 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:487:48 PM | 21:359:35 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |