Saturday 11 January 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:585:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:348:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:348:34 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+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 | 08:348:34 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sun | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Sun | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:348:34 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:566:56 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:437:43 AM | 08:308:30 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:198:19 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 | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2110:21 PM | 24:0912:09+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 25:131:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:571:57+1 AM | 27:453:45+1 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |