Tuesday 30 December 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:283:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:504:50+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:034:03 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4312:43 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52+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 | 28:50 04:504:50 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 20:318:31 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 18:196:19 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:034:03 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 09:599:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:243:24 PM | 17:065:06 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 25:071:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |