Monday 14 November 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 23:1811:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:227:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:219:21 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:016:01 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 | 19:227:22 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 16:274:27 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 23:4011:40 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:219:21 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 08:588:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:401:40 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:495:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:495:49 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:495:49 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:495:49 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:522:52 AM+1 | 28:154:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |