Friday 4 September 2026 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:565:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:443:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:514:51 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 55 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09 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 | 27:44 03:443:44 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 26:34 02:342:34 AM Sat | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 19:147:14 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:514:51 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:457:45 AM | 09:229:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:438:43 AM | 09:359:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:265:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:037:03 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3411:34 PM | 25:041:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |