Monday 26 January 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4911:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:208:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4211:42 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 12 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
08:208:20 AM to 32:198:19+1 AM
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 | 23:4911:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:033:03 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 11:4211:42 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4712:47 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:19 08:198:19 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:296:29 AM | 08:208:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:296:29 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:576:57 AM | 08:208:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:208:20 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 15:593:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:483:48 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 25:361:36+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01+1 AM | 25:491:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |