Saturday 14 September 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3812:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4811:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4811:48 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:326:32 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 11:4811:48 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 27:35 03:353:35 AM Sun | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:4811:48 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:326:32 AM | 08:038:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:326:32 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:207:20 AM | 08:098:09 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:501:50 PM | 15:273:27 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3411:34 PM | 25:111:11+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 | 28:254:25+1 AM | 30:036:03+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |