Tuesday 12 November 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:232:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:313:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:231:23 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
06:306:30 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 | 15:313:31 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Wed | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:231:23 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:313:31 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:399:39 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:531:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:341:34 PM | 15:183:18 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:223:22 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |