Monday 9 April 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 17:305:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:042:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:042:04 PM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 89° above N. Day length 12 h 14 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05 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 Tṛtīyā | 14:042:04 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 16:274:27 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 22:3510:35 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:042:04 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:368:36 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:033:03 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:048:04 PM | 21:319:31 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:464:46 AM+1 | 30:136:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |