Thursday 20 November 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:591:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:023:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:092:09 PM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33+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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 15:023:02 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 15:513:51 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 14:092:09 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:023:02 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:018:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:551:55 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:113:11 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:535:53+1 AM | 31:397:39+1 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |