Sunday 8 August 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:143:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:584:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:421:42 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 23 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35+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 Aṣṭamī | 16:584:58 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 13:421:42 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 28:11 04:114:11 AM Mon | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:584:58 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:278:27 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:192:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:255:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:185:18 PM | 18:086:08 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:255:25 PM | 18:576:57 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 25:101:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:043:04+1 AM | 28:514:51+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |