Thursday 5 December 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 13:341:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0111:01 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:229:22 AM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40+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 Pratipadā | 11:0111:01 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 09:229:22 AM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Śūla | 26:51 02:512:51 AM Fri | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0111:01 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:396:39 AM | 08:078:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3410:34 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:153:15 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:544:54 PM | 18:246:24 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:551:55+1 AM | 27:263:26+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:266:26+1 AM | 31:577:57+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |