Tuesday 13 March 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:013:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:281:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:281:28 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:5012:50 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48 AM+1
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 | 13:281:28 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 18:576:57 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 25:56 01:561:56 AM Wed | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:281:28 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:139:13 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:513:51 PM | 17:215:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 26:112:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |