Monday 8 December 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:036:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:406:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:176:17 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11+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 Dvitīyā | 18:406:40 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Tue | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śubha | 15:183:18 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 06:176:17 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:199:19 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:472:47 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:133:13 PM | 16:544:54 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |