Thursday 3 December 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0512:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:232:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:236:23 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 61° 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:086:08 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 26:23 02:232:23 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 06:236:23 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 06:486:48 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:101:10 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:086:08 AM | 07:367:36 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:049:04 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0310:03 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:452:45 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:203:20 PM | 17:075:07 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:052:05 AM+1 | 27:523:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |