Thursday 27 April 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:2112:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:332:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:332:33 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+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 Aṣṭamī | 14:332:33 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 22:0510:05 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 21:119:11 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:332:33 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 08:018:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3310:33 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3510:35 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:112:11 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:262:26+1 AM | 28:104:10+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |