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Wednesday 12 December 1945 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:116:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:504:50+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0611:06 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:508:50 PM–22:2410:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:148:14 AM–09:349:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5510:55 AM–12:1612:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3111:31 AM–13:041:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1612:16 PM–13:371:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:536:53 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Amṛta08:148:14 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Kāla09:349:34 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Śubha10:5510:55 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Roga12:1612:16 PM–13:371:37 PMavoid
Udvega13:371:37 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Cara14:582:58 PM–16:194:19 PMneutral
Lābha16:194:19 PM–17:405:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:405:40 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Śubha19:197:19 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Amṛta20:588:58 PM–22:3710:37 PMgood
Cara22:3710:37 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1712:17+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:561:56+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:353:35+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Udvega29:145:14+1 AM–30:536:53+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:536:53+1 AM

06:536:53 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:504:50+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 28:364:36+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 11:0611:06 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:355:35 PM
Bavauntil 28:504:50+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1612:16 PM–13:371:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41+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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:371:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:50 04:504:50 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā28:36 04:364:36 AM ThuUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra11:0611:06 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:355:35 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:53 06:536:53 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2002
Śaka
1867
Kali
5046
Ahargaṇa
1 843 336
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:4012:40 PM
Moonset
24:3112:31+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3111:31 AM13:041:04 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:508:50 PM22:2410:24 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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