Monday 9 February 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:327:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 33:589:58+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:088:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
20:438:43 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 38 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
08:088:08 AM to 32:078:07+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | past sunrise | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 27:22 03:223:22 AM Tue | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 20:438:43 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:07 08:078:07 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:216:21 AM | 08:088:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:216:21 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:486:48 AM | 08:088:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:088:08 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1610:16 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:491:49 PM | 15:373:37 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:563:56 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:394:39 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 26:222:22+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03+1 AM | 25:511:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |