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Thursday 23 December 1948 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:4212:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4610:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4211:42 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:038:03 AM–09:339:33 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:208:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:409:40 AM–11:0111:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM–11:1711:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:421:42 PM–15:033:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:353:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:5110:51 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1a 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

Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Roga08:208:20 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Udvega09:409:40 AM–11:0111:01 AMavoid
Cara11:0111:01 AM–12:2212:22 PMneutral
Lābha12:2212:22 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Amṛta13:421:42 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Kāla15:033:03 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Śubha16:244:24 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:455:45 PM–19:247:24 PMgood
Cara19:247:24 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Kāla22:4310:43 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2212:22 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1good
Udvega26:012:01 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:413:41 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Amṛta29:205:20 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 14:512:51 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 22:5310:53 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:4211:42 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4610:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:421:42 PM–15:033:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:033:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī22:4610:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī14:512:51 PMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya22:5310:53 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava11:4211:42 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:59 06:596:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 443
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:5512:55 AM+1
Moonset
12:2712:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:038:03 AM09:339:33 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:409:40 AM11:0111:01 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3410:34 AM11:1711:17 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:421:42 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:353:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5110:51 PM24:2212:22 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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