Thursday 29 May 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:562:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4712:47+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:511:51 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 12 h 29 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:246:24+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 Aṣṭamī | 24:47 00:4712:47 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 23:4611:46 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 16:314:31 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:511:51 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:236:23 AM | 07:577:57 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:557:55 AM | 09:269:26 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3310:33 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:333:33 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:584:58 PM | 18:296:29 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:258:25 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 | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:495:49+1 AM | 31:207:20+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |