Tuesday 7 September 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:028:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2310:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2310:23 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32+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 | 10:2310:23 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Wed | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 14:152:15 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:2310:23 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:489:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:209:20 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:413:41 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:088:08 PM | 21:569:56 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |