Saturday 5 May 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:334:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5312:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:568:56 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 23 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 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 Caturdaśī | 12:5312:53 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 08:568:56 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 17:205:20 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:5312:53 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:297:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:565:56 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:029:02 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:133:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:501:50 PM | 15:143:14 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1510:15 PM | 23:3911:39 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |