Thursday 15 March 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:4612:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5612:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5612:56 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:5012:50 PM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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 30:476:47 AM+1
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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 12:5612:56 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 20:078:07 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 23:5511:55 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:5612:56 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 08:188:18 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:169:16 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4910:49 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 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 |
| 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 | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 25:131:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:082:08 AM+1 | 27:513:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |