Tuesday 26 March 1946 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:378:37 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 18:036:03 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 08:378:37 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 17:415:41 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 18:036:03 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:516:51 AM | 08:378:37 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:057:05 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:325:32+1 AM | 31:177:17+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |