Monday 17 September 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 20:158:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:274:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 146 of 146 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0410:04 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:3512:35 PM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+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 Amāvasyā | 16:274:27 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 10:0410:04 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 24:13 00:1312:13 AM Tue | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 16:274:27 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:028:02 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:253:25 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:234:23 PM | 17:475:47 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 26:142:14+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |