Tuesday 30 July 2013 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:4310:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5511:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:317:31 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 25 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
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06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 11:5511:55 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 26:38 02:382:38 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 07:317:31 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:5511:55 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:338:33 AM | 09:239:23 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:501:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:249:24 PM | 23:0911:09 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0811:08 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |