Saturday 8 February 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 21:069:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:185:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:127:12 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 11 h 52 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
06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+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 Pratipadā | 17:185:18 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 15:193:19 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:3711:37 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 07:127:12 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:596:59 AM | 07:467:46 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:467:46 AM | 08:348:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:062:06 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:242:24 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:399:39 PM | 23:0311:03 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 25:191:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:056:05+1 AM | 31:307:30+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |