Monday 3 June 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:025:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:137:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:219:21 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 12 h 30 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24+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 | 19:137:13 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 09:219:21 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 18:216:21 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 19:137:13 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:546:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:314:31 PM | 18:196:19 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:546:54 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:546:54 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:546:54 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:173:17+1 AM | 29:045:04+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |