Thursday 17 December 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:161:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:561:56 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:198:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:431:43 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 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
08:198:19 AM to 32:208:20 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 25:56 01:561:56 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 18:016:01 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 15:523:52 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:431:43 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 32:20 08:208:20 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:246:24 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:246:24 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:536:53 AM | 08:198:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:198:19 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:198:19 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:329:32 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1510:15 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:243:24 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:533:53 AM+1 | 29:315:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |