Monday 4 February 2013 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:148:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:336:33 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:336:33 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 11 h 50 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 06:336:33 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 16:484:48 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 19:187:18 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:336:33 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:258:25 AM | 09:579:57 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:531:53 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:103:10 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:338:33 PM | 22:0310:03 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:345:34 AM+1 | 31:047:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |