Tuesday 1 May 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1012:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0310:03 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 22 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27+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 | 10:0310:03 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 21:559:55 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:233:23 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:0310:03 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:558:55 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:433:43 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| 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 |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:258:25 PM | 21:559:55 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |