Thursday 15 March 2012 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:138:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:456:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 00 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 18:456:45 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Fri | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 10:0810:08 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:257:25 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:327:32 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:029:02 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0210:02 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:471:47 PM | 15:203:20 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:502:50 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0911:09 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:503:50 AM+1 | 29:245:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |