National New Year auspicious times
The auspicious time to light the hearth for Sinhala and Tamil New Year, which will dawn at 8.23 p.m. today, is at 10.05 p.m. facing the East and dressed in white. The auspicious time to start work and partaking meals will be at 10.43 p.m. The inauspicious time will begin at 1.59 p.m. today and will end at 2.47 a.m. on Tuesday.