Friday 10 October 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Navamī began at 05:475:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:114:11+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:045:04 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 76° 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 Navamī | 28:11 04:114:11 AM Sat | Daśamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Sat | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 24:30 00:3012:30 AM Sat | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:045:04 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:289:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:409:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:034:03 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 |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 16:574:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:536:53 PM | 20:268:26 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 | 28:504:50+1 AM | 30:216:21+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |