Saturday 2 August 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:463:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:175:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:058:05 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 79° above N. Day length 12 h 24 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05+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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 17:175:17 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 08:058:05 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 09:519:51 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:175:17 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:056:05 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 | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:056:05 AM | 07:387:38 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:056:05 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:546:54 AM | 07:447:44 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:404:40 PM | 18:236:23 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 20:028:02 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 | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:582:58+1 AM | 28:414:41+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |