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Wednesday 20 December 2023 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:371:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4511:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4511:45 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:536:53 PM–20:248:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:487:48 AM–09:099:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:439:43 AM–11:1411:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:2910:29 AM–11:5011:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2811:28 AM–12:1212:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5011:50 AM–13:111:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:276:27 AM–07:487:48 AMgood
Amṛta07:487:48 AM–09:099:09 AMgood
Kāla09:099:09 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Śubha10:2910:29 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Roga11:5011:50 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Udvega13:111:11 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Cara14:312:31 PM–15:523:52 PMneutral
Lābha15:523:52 PM–17:135:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:135:13 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid
Śubha18:526:52 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Amṛta20:328:32 PM–22:1110:11 PMgood
Cara22:1110:11 PM–23:5011:50 PMneutral
Roga23:5011:50 PM–25:301:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:301:30+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:093:09+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMgood
Udvega28:484:48+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:4511:45 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 23:2811:28 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 16:264:26 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4511:45 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5410:54 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5011:50 AM–13:111:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:111:11 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:4511:45 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā23:2811:28 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta16:264:26 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava11:4511:45 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 833
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1912:19 PM
Moonset
24:4512:45+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:487:48 AM09:099:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:439:43 AM11:1411:14 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:536:53 PM20:248:24 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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