Tuesday 28 February 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:2312:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:043:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:032:03 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24 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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 15:043:04 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 14:032:03 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Indra | 23:1111:11 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:043:04 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:378:37 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:488:48 AM | 09:369:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:249:24 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:531:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:353:35 AM+1 | 29:235:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |