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Tuesday 18 May 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:486:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:418:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 350° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 350° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:321:32 PM–15:183:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:538:53 AM–09:439:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:309:30 AM–11:0411:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:443:44 PM–17:175:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2811:28 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMan 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

Roga06:246:24 AM–07:577:57 AMavoid
Udvega07:577:57 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Cara09:309:30 AM–11:0411:04 AMneutral
Lābha11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Amṛta12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Roga17:175:17 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:506:50 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Lābha20:178:17 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Śubha23:1011:10 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3712:37+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMgood
Cara26:042:04+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMneutral
Roga27:303:30+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:574:57+1 AM–30:246:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24+1 AM

06:246:24 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:418:41 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 18:516:51 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 30:016:01+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 08:418:41 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 21:459:45 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:443:44 PM–17:175:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:238:23 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:175:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī08:418:41 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī18:516:51 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚobhana30:01 06:016:01 AM WedAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaŚakuni08:418:41 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 678
Day length
12 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
30:186:18+1 AM
Moonset
18:136:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:538:53 AM09:439:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:309:30 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:321:32 PM15:183:18 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:175:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2811:28 PM24:1412:14+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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