Tuesday 10 April 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 14:042:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5810:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5810:58 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:1212:12 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 10:5810:58 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 14:112:11 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 19:037:03 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:5810:58 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:328:32 AM | 09:219:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:153:15 PM | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:227:22 PM | 20:518:51 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:154:15 AM+1 | 29:445:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |