Sunday 13 May 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:213:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:233:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:132:13 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 25 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 15:233:23 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 18:316:31 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 14:132:13 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:233:23 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:467:46 AM | 09:269:26 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:404:40 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:464:46 PM | 18:206:20 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:092:09 AM+1 | 27:513:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |