Friday 7 March 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 14:042:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:384:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:384:38 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 01 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 16:384:38 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 22:1810:18 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 17:055:05 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:384:38 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:169:16 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:161:16 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:112:11 PM | 15:593:59 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:225:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:485:48 PM | 19:367:36 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:288:28 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 | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |