Tuesday 30 March 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Navamī began at 18:536:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:418:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:517:51 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+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 Navamī | 20:418:41 PM | Daśamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 18:456:45 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 19:317:31 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:517:51 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 09:559:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:074:07 PM | 17:525:52 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 25:091:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20+1 AM | 29:035:03+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |