Wednesday 21 July 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 21:569:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4210:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2210:22 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33+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 | 22:4210:42 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Thu | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 25:05 01:051:05 AM Thu | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:2210:22 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:491:49 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1610:16 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |