Saturday 14 July 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0612:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:151:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:151:15 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 12 h 29 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:326:32+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 Aṣṭamī | 13:151:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | past sunrise | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 15:273:27 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:151:15 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:326:32 AM | 08:068:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:326:32 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:227:22 AM | 08:128:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:5512:55+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:362:36+1 AM | 28:184:18+1 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |