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Thursday 17 December 2026 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:1611:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5611:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4311:43 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:327:32 AM–09:139:13 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:125:12 PM–17:385:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:125:12 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:266:26 AM–07:467:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:079:07 AM–10:2810:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:091:09 PM–14:302:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM–15:023:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:531:53 AM+1–27:313:31 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

Śubha06:266:26 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Roga07:467:46 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Udvega09:079:07 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Cara10:2810:28 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Amṛta13:091:09 PM–14:302:30 PMgood
Kāla14:302:30 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Śubha15:513:51 PM–17:125:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:125:12 PM–18:516:51 PMgood
Cara18:516:51 PM–20:308:30 PMneutral
Roga20:308:30 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:281:28 AM+1good
Udvega25:281:28 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:083:08 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1good
Amṛta28:474:47 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise17:125:12 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:5611:56 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 16:014:01 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 13:521:52 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:4311:43 AM
Bavauntil 23:5611:56 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:091:09 PM–14:302:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:125:12 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:302:30 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī23:5611:56 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā16:014:01 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi13:521:52 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:4311:43 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:26 06:266:26 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 926
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4811:48 AM
Moonset
24:1312:13 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:266:26 AM07:467:46 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:327:32 AM09:139:13 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:4410:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:192:19 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:125:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:125:12 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:125:12 PM17:385:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:125:12 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:531:53 AM+127:313:31 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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