Tuesday 1 December 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:422:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:441:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:068:06 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3111:31 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 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
08:068:06 AM to 32:078:07 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 | 25:44 01:441:44 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 11:3111:31 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 14:452:45 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:092:09 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:07 08:078:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:136:13 AM | 08:068:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:136:13 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:426:42 AM | 08:068:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:068:06 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:119:11 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0510:05 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0510:05 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:297:29 PM | 21:059:05 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:035:03 AM+1 | 30:396:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |