Saturday 17 March 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:186:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:426:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:346:34 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:1912:19 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
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06:176:17 AM to 30:166:16+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 | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā | 18:426:42 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 19:437:43 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 20:368:36 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 06:346:34 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:176:17 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:176:17 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:057:05 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2411:24 AM | 13:031:03 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:305:30+1 AM | 31:077:07+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |