Thursday 20 August 2026 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5010:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4912:49 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:147:14 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 31 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
05:555:55 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 24:49 00:4912:49 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 12:3812:38 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 07:147:14 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4611:46 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:367:36 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:065:06 PM | 18:536:53 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:508:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:483:48 AM+1 | 29:355:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |