Thursday 27 November 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 18:226:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:343:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0112:01 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 45 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36+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 | 15:343:34 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 12:0112:01 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 21:239:23 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:343:34 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:356:35 AM | 08:038:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:397:39 AM | 09:069:06 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:243:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:133:13 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:297:29 PM | 20:598:59 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:284:28+1 AM | 29:575:57+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |