Monday 18 March 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:133:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:145:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:145:14 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46 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 | Śukla Caturthī | 17:145:14 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 26:51 02:512:51 AM Tue | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Tue | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:145:14 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:131:13 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:192:19 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:383:38 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:349:34 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 25:131:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |