Friday 7 December 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:049:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:488:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:317:31 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 08:488:48 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 07:317:31 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 21:559:55 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:488:48 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:318:31 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:372:37 PM | 16:124:12 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |