Monday 25 June 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:4811:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0211:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:356:35 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 12 h 31 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 23:0211:02 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 06:356:35 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 23:3311:33 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:2911:29 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:312:31 PM | 16:074:07 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:093:09 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |