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Thursday 13 November 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 15:123:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:365:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:472:47 PM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:564:56 PM–18:436:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:306:30 AM–07:597:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:289:28 AM–10:5610:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2710:27 AM–11:1411:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:4110:41 AM–12:2812:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:531:53 PM–15:223:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–15:573:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Śubha06:306:30 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Roga07:597:59 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Udvega09:289:28 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Cara10:5610:56 AM–12:2512:25 PMneutral
Lābha12:2512:25 PM–13:531:53 PMgood
Amṛta13:531:53 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Kāla15:223:22 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Śubha16:514:51 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:196:19 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Cara19:517:51 PM–21:229:22 PMneutral
Roga21:229:22 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2512:25+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMgood
Udvega25:561:56+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:283:28+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:594:59+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:306:30 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:365:36 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 28:044:04+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 14:472:47 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:365:36 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:531:53 PM–15:223:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:223:22 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī17:365:36 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā28:04 04:044:04 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaSiddha14:472:47 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava17:365:36 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:31 06:316:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 491
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
21:479:47 PM
Moonset
09:479:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:306:30 AM07:597:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2710:27 AM11:1411:14 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4110:41 AM12:2812:28 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM15:573:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:564:56 PM18:436:43 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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