Tuesday 26 September 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:282:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:414:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:037:03 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM
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 Ṣaṣṭhī | 16:414:41 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 07:037:03 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 08:478:47 AM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:414:41 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:248:24 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:191:19 PM | 15:073:07 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5010:50 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 25:531:53+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |