Wednesday 26 October 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:165:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:261:26 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 56 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:213:21 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
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05:575:57 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1
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 | 25:26 01:261:26 AM Thu | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 21:449:44 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 18:296:29 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 15:213:21 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:467:46 AM | 09:109:10 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:094:09 PM | 17:325:32 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:382:38 AM+1 | 28:024:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |