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Friday 14 August 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:496:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:238:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:337:33 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 356° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 356° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:281:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:387:38 AM–09:109:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:229:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4310:43 AM–12:1512:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:131:13 PM–14:582:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:213:21 PM–16:534:53 PMYama’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Cara06:056:05 AM–07:387:38 AMneutral
Lābha07:387:38 AM–09:109:10 AMgood
Amṛta09:109:10 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Kāla10:4310:43 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Śubha12:1512:15 PM–13:481:48 PMgood
Roga13:481:48 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Udvega15:213:21 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Cara16:534:53 PM–18:266:26 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:266:26 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Kāla19:537:53 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Lābha21:219:21 PM–22:4810:48 PMgood
Udvega22:4810:48 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1512:15 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1good
Amṛta25:431:43 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1good
Cara27:103:10 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1neutral
Roga28:384:38 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1

06:056:05 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 20:238:23 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:281:28 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 29:495:49 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 07:337:33 AM
Nāgauntil 20:238:23 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4310:43 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1

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.

  1. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1512:15 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  8. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā20:238:23 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:28 01:281:28 AM SatMaghā
YogaVarīyān29:49 05:495:49 AM SatParigha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda07:337:33 AMNāga
VāraŚukravāra30:05 06:056:05 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 783
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:116:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:387:38 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:229:22 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:131:13 PM14:582:58 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:213:21 PM16:534:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4311:43 PM25:281:28 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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