Wednesday 14 January 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Navamī began at 04:064:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:105:10+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:406:40 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 45 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27+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 Navamī | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Thu | Daśamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 06:406:40 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 25:23 01:231:23 AM Thu | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:444:44 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:239:23 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:481:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:192:19 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4810:48 PM | 24:3012:30+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |