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Thursday 17 December 2026 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1610:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5610:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4310:43 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:047:04 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:379:37 AM–10:5410:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2810:28 AM–11:0911:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:271:27 PM–14:432:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:143:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:5312:53 AM+1–26:312:31 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

Śubha07:047:04 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Udvega09:379:37 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Cara10:5410:54 AM–12:1012:10 PMneutral
Lābha12:1012:10 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Amṛta13:271:27 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 PMavoid
Śubha16:004:00 PM–17:165:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:165:16 PM–19:007:00 PMgood
Cara19:007:00 PM–20:438:43 PMneutral
Roga20:438:43 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Kāla22:2710:27 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1012:10 AM+1–25:541:54 AM+1good
Udvega25:541:54 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:383:38 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Amṛta29:215:21 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:5610:56 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 15:013:01 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 12:5212:52 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:4310:43 AM
Bavauntil 22:5610:56 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:271:27 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:5610:56 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā15:013:01 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi12:5212:52 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:4310:43 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:05 07:057:05 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 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:1112:11 PM
Moonset
24:4112:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2810:28 AM11:0911:09 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:143:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5312:53 AM+126:312:31 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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