Wednesday 25 April 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 20:368:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0011:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 20 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:585:58 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 | Śukla Caturthī | 23:0011:00 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 09:509:50 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 13:331:33 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:509:50 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:136:13 AM | 08:028:02 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:317:31 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:054:05 PM | 17:525:52 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:472:47 AM+1 | 28:344:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |