Tuesday 22 May 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 05:175:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:447:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:447:44 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 76° above N. Day length 12 h 28 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 29:535:53 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 Pratipadā | 07:447:44 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 15:433:43 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 20:028:02 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:447:44 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 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 |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:456:45 AM | 08:328:32 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:238:23 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:561:56 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:143:14 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:579:57 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |