Saturday 10 December 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 18:276:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:068:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:207:20 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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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06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 Pūrṇimā | 20:068:06 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 18:316:31 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Sun | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:207:20 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:116:11 AM | 07:397:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:116:11 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:586:58 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:489:48 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:023:02 PM | 16:464:46 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 26:142:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |