Tuesday 2 May 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 22:3210:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:528:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:379:37 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 81° 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56 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 Saptamī | 20:528:52 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 28:33 04:334:33 AM Wed | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 19:517:51 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:379:37 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:159:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:029:02 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:011:01 PM | 14:342:34 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2010:20 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |