Tuesday 7 March 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 11:1711:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5810:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:497:49 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 01 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:516:51+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 Pratipadā | 10:5810:58 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 07:497:49 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 25:12 01:121:12 AM Wed | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:5810:58 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:159:15 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:225:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:235:23 PM | 18:596:59 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:288:28 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 | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 25:151:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:582:58+1 AM | 28:334:33+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |