Monday 21 May 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 00:1812:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1310:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1311:13 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54+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 Saptamī | 22:1310:13 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 21:259:25 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 27:08 03:083:08 AM Tue | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:1311:13 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 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 | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:023:02 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:547:54 PM | 21:259:25 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |