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Monday 22 May 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 19:487:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2310:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:059:05 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:186:18 PM–20:068:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:277:27 AM–09:159:15 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:577:57 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:521:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:112:11 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:224:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta06:236:23 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Kāla07:577:57 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Roga11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Amṛta17:185:18 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:516:51 PM–20:188:18 PMneutral
Roga20:188:18 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Lābha23:1111:11 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3712:37+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:042:04+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:303:30+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Cara28:574:57+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:236:23+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:2310:23 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 23:4311:43 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 27:223:22+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:059:05 AM
Bālavauntil 22:2310:23 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:577:57 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:2310:23 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā23:4311:43 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚubha27:22 03:223:22 AM TueŚukla
KaraṇaBava09:059:05 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:23 06:236:23 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 221
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
22:1610:16 PM
Moonset
09:269:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:277:27 AM09:159:15 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:521:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:186:18 PM20:068:06 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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