Thursday 3 August 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 22:5610:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:458:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:469:46 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 24 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35+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 Caturthī | 20:458:45 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 28:12 04:124:12 AM Fri | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 26:03 02:032:03 AM Fri | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:469:46 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:356:35 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:451:45 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:219:21 PM | 22:5210:52 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |