Tuesday 27 January 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:148:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:139:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:378:37 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 21:139:13 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Wed | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 24:26 00:2612:26 AM Wed | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:378:37 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:525:52 PM | 19:357:35 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 25:171:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11+1 AM | 29:545:54+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |