Monday 15 December 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:3911:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0712:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0712:07 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3512:35 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:446:44+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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 12:0712:07 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 16:354:35 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 18:066:06 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:0712:07 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:128:12 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:062:06 PM | 15:453:45 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:203:20 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 26:202:20+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |