Saturday 20 January 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:2212:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:112:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1911:19 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29+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 Tṛtīyā | 14:112:11 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Sun | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 11:1911:19 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 14:112:11 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 07:577:57 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:286:28 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:157:15 AM | 08:038:03 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:259:25 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1711:17 AM | 13:011:01 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:429:42 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |