Friday 4 September 2026 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:561:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4411:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach niśītha on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5112:51 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 41 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 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 Aṣṭamī | 23:4411:44 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 22:3410:34 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 15:143:14 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5112:51 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:159:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3810:38 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:033:03 PM | 16:334:33 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:347:34 PM | 21:049:04 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:493:49 AM+1 | 29:185:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |