Saturday 29 August 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 03:353:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0512:05 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 613 of 1440 minutes of the day. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:521:52 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 16 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pūrṇimā | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Sun | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 15:323:32 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 18:006:00 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:521:52 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:046:04 AM | 07:367:36 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:046:04 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:156:15 AM | 07:417:41 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:536:53 AM | 07:427:42 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:549:54 PM | 23:1911:19 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |