Tuesday 26 December 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:432:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:442:44+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:456:45 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:1112:11 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
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06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20+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 Aṣṭamī | 26:44 02:442:44 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Wed | Revatī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 06:456:45 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:502:50 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:408:40 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:528:52 PM | 22:3010:30 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |