Monday 7 April 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 20:068:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:025:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:273:27 PM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 90° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36+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 | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā | 17:025:02 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 27:07 03:073:07 AM Tue | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Indra | 15:273:27 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 17:025:02 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:134:13 PM | 17:405:40 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 25:071:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 26:242:24+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |