Friday 16 January 1998 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 02:282:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:364:36+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:431:43 PM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:5012:50 PM
The Sun 62° 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:586:58+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 Caturthī | 28:36 04:364:36 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 13:431:43 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 28:12 04:124:12 AM Sat | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:283:28 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:199:19 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:141:14 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:473:47 PM | 17:155:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3810:38 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 25:141:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |