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Thursday 12 August 1948 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:322:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:591:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:591:59 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:566:56 AM–08:328:32 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:535:53 AM+1–31:327:32 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:595:59 AM–07:367:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:139:13 AM–10:5010:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1810:18 AM–11:1011:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:052:05 PM–15:423:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:293:29 PM–16:214:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:567:56 PM–21:369:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha05:595:59 AM–07:367:36 AMgood
Roga07:367:36 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Udvega09:139:13 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Cara10:5010:50 AM–12:2812:28 PMneutral
Lābha12:2812:28 PM–14:052:05 PMgood
Amṛta14:052:05 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Kāla15:423:42 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid
Śubha17:195:19 PM–18:566:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:566:56 PM–20:198:19 PMgood
Cara20:198:19 PM–21:429:42 PMneutral
Roga21:429:42 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2812:28 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1good
Udvega25:511:51 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:133:13 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1good
Amṛta28:364:36 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:591:59 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 15:483:48 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 21:589:58 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:591:59 PM
Bālavauntil 25:571:57 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:052:05 PM–15:423:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:423:42 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:591:59 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā15:483:48 PMAnurādhā
YogaBrahma21:589:58 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava13:591:59 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:59 05:595:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 310
Day length
12 h 58 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
13:071:07 PM
Moonset
24:1112:11 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:595:59 AM07:367:36 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:566:56 AM08:328:32 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1810:18 AM11:1011:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:423:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:293:29 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:567:56 PM21:369:36 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:535:53 AM+131:327:32 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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