Monday 13 March 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:002:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5711:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2310:23 AM
Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.
Noon
12:5012:50 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48+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 | 23:5711:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 25:44 01:441:44 AM Tue | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 10:2310:23 AM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:5912:59 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:198:19 AM | 09:499:49 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:228:22 AM | 09:539:53 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:141:14 PM | 14:022:02 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:393:39 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:265:26 PM | 18:576:57 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:278:27 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 | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 25:141:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |