Thursday 2 September 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 03:583:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:543:54+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 147 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:321:32 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 89° above N. Day length 12 h 14 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 27:54 03:543:54 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 18:556:55 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:321:32 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:503:50 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:058:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:446:44 AM | 08:228:22 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3810:38 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:284:28 PM | 18:066:06 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |