Thursday 11 August 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:3910:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:001:00 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 22 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05 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 Aṣṭamī | 13:001:00 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 17:445:44 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 26:42 02:422:42 AM Fri | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:001:00 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:056:05 AM | 07:387:38 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:537:53 AM | 09:409:40 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:093:09 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0910:09 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |