Friday 4 September 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:262:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1412:14 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 1 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:211:21 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 27 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24 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 | 24:14 00:1412:14 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 23:0411:04 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 15:443:44 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:211:21 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:333:33 PM | 17:035:03 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:443:44 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:048:04 PM | 21:349:34 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:194:19 AM+1 | 29:485:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |