Tuesday 25 March 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:298:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:227:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:517:51 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:426:42 AM+1
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 Aṣṭamī | 19:227:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 13:341:34 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Wed | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:517:51 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:207:20 AM | 08:538:53 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:579:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:341:34 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:182:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:493:49 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1011:10 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 25:111:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |