Saturday 19 February 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 00:5612:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2710:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3711:37 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 11 h 55 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57+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 Pūrṇimā | 22:2710:27 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 11:3711:37 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 12:3712:37 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3911:39 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:576:57 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 | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:576:57 AM | 08:268:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:576:57 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:457:45 AM | 08:328:32 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:062:06 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:242:24 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:542:54 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4910:49 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |