Thursday 20 August 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5011:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:491:49 AM+1.

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At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

Next boundary

08:148:14 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:375:37 AM
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2112:21 PM
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:332:33 PM
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:555:55 PM
  • Amṛta kāla28:484:48 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–07:527:52 AM
  • Gulika09:149:14 AM–10:3610:36 AM
  • Durmuhūrta10:0910:09 AM–10:5310:53 AM
  • Rāhu kāla13:211:21 PM–14:442:44 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:173:17 PM
  • Varjya18:066:06 PM–19:537:53 PM

Choghaḍiyā

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

  1. Śubhagood06:296:29 AM–07:527:52 AM
  2. Rogaavoid07:527:52 AM–09:149:14 AM
  3. Udvegaavoid09:149:14 AM–10:3610:36 AM
  4. Caraneutral10:3610:36 AM–11:5911:59 AM
  5. Lābhagood11:5911:59 AM–13:211:21 PM
  6. Amṛtagood13:211:21 PM–14:442:44 PM
  7. Kālaavoid14:442:44 PM–16:064:06 PM
  8. Śubhagood16:064:06 PM–17:295:29 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Amṛtagood17:295:29 PM–19:067:06 PM
  2. Caraneutral19:067:06 PM–20:438:43 PM
  3. Rogaavoid20:438:43 PM–22:2110:21 PM
  4. Kālaavoid22:2110:21 PM–23:5811:58 PM
  5. Lābhagood23:5811:58 PM–25:361:36 AM+1
  6. Udvegaavoid25:361:36 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1
  7. Śubhagood27:133:13 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1
  8. Amṛtagood28:514:51 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1

Sunrise to sunrise

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.

06:296:29 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:491:49 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 13:381:38 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:148:14 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4612:46 PM
Bavauntil 25:491:49 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:211:21 PM–14:442:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1
  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:442:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 59 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:49 01:491:49 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā13:381:38 PMAnurādhā
YogaBrahma08:148:14 AMIndra
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4612:46 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:28 06:286:28 AM FriŚukravāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:454:45 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla06:296:29 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM07:527:52 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgava08:418:41 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika09:149:14 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta10:0910:09 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:3711:37 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:051:05 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla13:211:21 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya13:491:49 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM15:173:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:173:17 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:295:29 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:295:29 PM17:555:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM18:476:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya18:066:06 PM19:537:53 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla28:484:48 AM+130:356:35 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 807
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Day length
10 h 59 m
Moonrise
10:2210:22 AM
Moonset
25:141:14 AM+1
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