Tuesday 22 April 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 01:291:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:332:33+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:376:37 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 18 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30+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 Pūrṇimā | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Wed | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 22:1510:15 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 06:376:37 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:052:05 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:479:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:223:22 PM | 17:055:05 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:443:44 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:084:08+1 AM | 29:505:50+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |