Thursday 6 August 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:1311:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:239:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2110:21 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 51 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
06:236:23 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 | 21:239:23 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 22:4410:44 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:315:31 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2110:21 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:236:23 AM | 08:078:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:373:37 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:334:33 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:285:28 PM | 20:148:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:096:09 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:148:14 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:148:14 PM | 20:358:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:148:14 PM | 21:159:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |