Tuesday 16 September 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:067:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:148:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:357:35 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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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06:016:01 AM to 30:016:01+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 | 20:148:14 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 22:2010:20 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:534:53 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:357:35 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:159:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:362:36 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |