Tuesday 24 December 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 00:0212:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4810:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:237:23 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:496:49+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 Pañcamī | 22:4810:48 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 07:237:23 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 15:513:51 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:2711:27 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:027:02 PM | 20:358:35 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:214:21+1 AM | 29:545:54+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |