Tuesday 10 September 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:1210:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:007:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:338:33 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:326:32+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 | 19:007:00 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 10:4210:42 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 15:393:39 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:338:33 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:479:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:092:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:125:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:493:49 PM | 17:165:16 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 26:012:01+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |