Friday 22 March 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:308:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:158:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:077:07 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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 30:446:44 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 20:158:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 07:077:07 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 22:5010:50 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:288:28 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:158:15 AM | 09:469:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:109:10 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:121:12 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:323:32 PM | 17:085:08 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:493:49 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:099:09 PM | 22:4510:45 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 25:111:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |