Saturday 19 September 2026 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:324:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:576:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:595:59 PM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 18 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 18:576:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 17:595:59 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:576:57 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:226:22 AM | 07:547:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:226:22 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:117:11 AM | 08:008:00 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1411:14 AM | 13:021:02 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0210:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:253:25 AM+1 | 29:135:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |