Wednesday 8 October 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:596:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:117:11 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī does not reach the first muhūrta after sunrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:117:11 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 00 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 07:117:11 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 26:05 02:052:05 AM Thu | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 28:44 04:444:44 AM Thu | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:117:11 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:289:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:499:49 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:357:35 PM | 21:129:12 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 26:052:05+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |