Sunday 26 October 1952 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5910:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:069:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:236:23 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 25 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 21:069:06 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 10:5710:57 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 06:236:23 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0410:04 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:282:28 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:442:44 PM | 16:154:15 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:483:48 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:543:54 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:445:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4911:49 PM | 25:191:19+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |