Thursday 5 October 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:443:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:186:18+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:493:49 PM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
12:2912:29 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
06:286:28 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 15:493:49 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:594:59 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2910:29 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:293:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:173:17 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:035:03 PM | 18:516:51 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:533:53+1 AM | 29:415:41+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |