Thursday 26 October 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:389:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1612:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1612:16 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58+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 | 12:1612:16 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 23:5211:52 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 18:436:43 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:1612:16 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:585:58 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:387:38 AM | 09:269:26 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:569:56 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:412:41 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:276:27 PM | 20:168:16 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |