Monday 26 January 2026 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4911:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4211:42 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 00 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 23:4911:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:033:03 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 11:4211:42 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4712:47 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:108:10 AM | 09:429:42 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:133:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:023:02 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |