Sunday 7 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:051:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1111:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:519:51 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41+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 Aṣṭamī | 23:1111:11 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 09:519:51 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 23:4711:47 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0912:09 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:553:55 PM | 17:265:26 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:504:50 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:564:56 PM | 18:246:24 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:001:00+1 AM | 26:312:31+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |