Saturday 15 December 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:532:53+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:462:46 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45+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 Pratipadā | 26:53 02:532:53 AM Sun | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 29:14 05:145:14 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Sun | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 14:462:46 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:446:44 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:446:44 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:317:31 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:242:24 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3810:38 PM | 24:1712:17+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:353:35+1 AM | 29:145:14+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |