Monday 4 March 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:2310:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:368:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:249:24 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 00 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:526:52 AM+1
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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 20:368:36 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 23:0111:01 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:5510:55 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:249:24 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:228:22 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:161:16 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:352:35 PM | 16:074:07 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:582:58 AM+1 | 28:344:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |