Thursday 20 August 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:509:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4911:49 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4911:49 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 35 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 11:4911:49 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 26:23 02:232:23 AM Fri | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 18:556:55 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:4911:49 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:116:11 AM | 07:537:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:482:48 PM | 16:354:35 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:084:08 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:035:03 PM | 19:467:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:467:46 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:467:46 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:467:46 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |