Thursday 26 March 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2111:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:199:19 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:199:19 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 15 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 09:199:19 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 13:491:49 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 22:0210:02 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:199:19 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:515:51 AM | 07:237:23 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:569:56 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:502:50 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 26:542:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |