Sunday 16 March 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:445:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:396:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:473:47 PM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47+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 Aṣṭamī | 18:396:39 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 15:473:47 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 18:066:06 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:396:39 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:215:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:155:15 PM | 18:036:03 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:215:21 PM | 18:526:52 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 25:131:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 26:382:38+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |