Thursday 29 January 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5710:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:161:16+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:139:13 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 65° 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 Aṣṭamī | 25:16 01:161:16 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 09:139:13 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 25:22 01:221:22 AM Fri | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0312:03 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
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 | 06:116:11 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 |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:393:39 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:597:59 PM | 21:469:46 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:456:45+1 AM | 32:328:32+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |