Tuesday 8 May 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:537:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:057:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:247:24 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 24 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:256:25+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 Pratipadā | 19:057:05 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 14:012:01 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 18:396:39 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:247:24 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:548:54 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 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 | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:056:05 PM | 19:437:43 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 25:011:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:503:50+1 AM | 29:285:28+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |