Thursday 15 March 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:437:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:156:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:556:55 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:176:17 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 Aṣṭamī | 18:156:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Fri | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 09:389:38 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:556:55 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:176:17 AM | 07:487:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:171:17 PM | 14:502:50 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3910:39 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20 AM+1 | 28:544:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |