Thursday 28 June 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1810:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:288:28 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
09:209:20 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 12 h 31 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 30:296:29+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 | 20:288:28 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 27:53 03:533:53 AM Fri | Citrā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 16:584:58 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:209:20 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3910:39 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:252:25 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:393:39 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0710:07 PM | 23:3911:39 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |