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Saturday 8 May 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 16:174:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:031:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:256:25 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:031:03 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Mūla, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:256:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:179:17 AM–10:4410:44 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:256:25 AM–07:587:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:256:25 AM–07:157:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:157:15 AM–08:048:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:319:31 AM–11:0411:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:371:37 PM–15:033:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5011:50 PM–25:181:18+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla06:256:25 AM–07:587:58 AMavoid
Śubha07:587:58 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Roga09:319:31 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Udvega11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Cara12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMneutral
Lābha14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Amṛta15:433:43 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Kāla17:165:16 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:496:49 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Udvega20:168:16 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Śubha21:439:43 PM–23:1011:10 PMgood
Amṛta23:1011:10 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Cara24:3712:37+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMneutral
Roga26:042:04+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:313:31+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:584:58+1 AM–30:256:25+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:256:25 AM to 30:256:25+1 AM

06:256:25 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:031:03 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 15:033:03 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 18:516:51 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:031:03 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:3411:34 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:319:31 AM–11:0411:04 AM
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0411:04 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:031:03 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMūla15:033:03 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaSiddha18:516:51 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava13:031:03 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:25 06:256:25 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 668
Day length
12 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
22:4410:44 PM
Moonset
09:369:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:256:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:256:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:256:25 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:256:25 AM07:587:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:256:25 AM07:157:15 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:157:15 AM08:048:04 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:179:17 AM10:4410:44 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:319:31 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:371:37 PM15:033:03 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5011:50 PM25:181:18+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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