Saturday 27 December 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:165:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:542:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:049:04 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20+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 | 14:542:54 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 09:049:04 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 12:2312:23 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:542:54 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:206:20 AM | 07:487:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:206:20 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:077:07 AM | 07:547:54 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:053:05 PM | 16:364:36 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 25:371:37+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |