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Thursday 26 March 2026 · Puning, Guangdong, 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

06:146:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:192:19 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 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 muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:209:20 AM–10:5110:51 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:146:14 AM–07:467:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:189:18 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1910:19 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:531:53 PM–15:253:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:024:02 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

Śubha06:146:14 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Roga07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Udvega09:189:18 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Cara10:4910:49 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:531:53 PMgood
Amṛta13:531:53 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Kāla15:253:25 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Śubha16:574:57 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:286:28 PM–19:567:56 PMgood
Cara19:567:56 PM–21:259:25 PMneutral
Roga21:259:25 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2112:21 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Udvega25:491:49 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:173:17 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1good
Amṛta28:454:45 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:192:19 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 18:496:49 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 27:023:02 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:192:19 PM
Bālavauntil 25:261:26 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:531:53 PM–15:253:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:253:25 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 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
VāraGuruvāra30:13 06:136:13 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 14 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:5711:57 AM
Moonset
26:082:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:146:14 AM07:467:46 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:189:18 AM10:4910:49 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 muhūrta10:1910:19 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:024:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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