Tuesday 14 September 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 20:278:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:298:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:328:32 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+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 Amāvasyā | 20:298:29 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 17:425:42 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 15:183:18 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 08:328:32 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:578:57 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:072:07 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 17:105:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 26:362:36+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |