Tuesday 19 December 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:0012:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:392:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0910:09 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+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 Pratipadā | 14:392:39 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:0910:09 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 28:49 04:494:49 AM Wed | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:392:39 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:218:21 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:378:37 AM | 09:249:24 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:009:00 PM | 22:4810:48 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |