Thursday 3 November 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:569:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3110:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3110:31 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 11 h 52 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
05:585:58 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 10:3110:31 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 12:1912:19 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:356:35 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:3110:31 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:585:58 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:569:56 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:505:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:374:37 PM | 18:206:20 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:505:50 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:505:50 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:505:50 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:572:57 AM+1 | 28:414:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |