Tuesday 17 October 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 10:4910:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:588:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:588:58 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27+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 | 08:588:58 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 17:465:46 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 27:32 03:323:32 AM Wed | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:588:58 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:399:39 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:442:44 PM | 16:154:15 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0511:05 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |