Thursday 26 March 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:192:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:192:19 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:077:07+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 14:192:19 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 18:496:49 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 27:02 03:023:02 AM Fri | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:192:19 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:355:35 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:355:35 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:595:59 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:209:20 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:124:12 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:297:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:297:29 PM | 21:029:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:297:29 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:297:29 PM | 20:398:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 25:421:42+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:226:22+1 AM | 31:547:54+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |