Tuesday 19 March 2013 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 07:037:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:399:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:399:39 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM
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 Saptamī | 09:399:39 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 25:52 01:521:52 AM Wed | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 22:0610:06 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:399:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:299:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:491:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:563:56 PM | 17:455:45 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |