Tuesday 20 January 1998 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 09:499:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:2712:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2712:27 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:596:59+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 Saptamī | 12:2712:27 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 25:34 01:341:34 AM Wed | Svātī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | past sunrise | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:2712:27 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:377:37 AM | 09:249:24 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:209:20 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:456:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:236:23 PM | 20:118:11 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:456:45 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:456:45 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:456:45 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 25:161:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |