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Wednesday 9 March 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 09:449:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0712:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0712:07 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:517:51 AM–09:219:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:409:40 AM–11:2711:27 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5110:51 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:521:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:4612:46 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:206:20 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Amṛta07:517:51 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Kāla09:219:21 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Śubha10:5110:51 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Udvega13:521:52 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Cara15:223:22 PM–16:524:52 PMneutral
Lābha16:524:52 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:527:52 PMavoid
Śubha19:527:52 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Amṛta21:229:22 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Cara22:5110:51 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2112:21 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:511:51 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:213:21 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1good
Udvega28:504:50 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:0712:07 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 14:082:08 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:0712:07 PM
Bavauntil 25:121:12 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–13:521:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:521:52 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī12:0712:07 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraAśvinī14:082:08 PMBharaṇī
YogaIndrapast sunriseVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:0712:07 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 867 164
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
09:029:02 AM
Moonset
21:409:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:409:40 AM11:2711:27 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4612:46 AM+126:322:32 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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