Monday 23 April 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:174:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:162:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:162:16 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 19 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
06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59+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 | 14:162:16 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 17:035:03 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 23:4511:45 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:162:16 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:411:41 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:013:01 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:175:17+1 AM | 30:486:48+1 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |