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Tuesday 4 September 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Adhika Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:398:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1610:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:239:23 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 90° above N. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Phalgunī and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:496:49 AM–08:338:33 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:563:56 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:189:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:069:06 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:411:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:133:13 PM–16:444:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5910:59 PM–23:4611:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:036:03 AM–07:357:35 AMavoid
Udvega07:357:35 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Cara09:069:06 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Amṛta12:0912:09 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Kāla13:411:41 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Śubha15:133:13 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Roga16:444:44 PM–18:166:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:166:16 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Lābha19:447:44 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Udvega21:139:13 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Śubha22:4110:41 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1neutral
Roga27:063:06 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:344:34 AM+1–30:036:03 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03 AM+1

06:036:03 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:1610:16 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 09:259:25 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:239:23 AM
Bālavauntil 22:1610:16 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:133:13 PM–16:444:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:444:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:1610:16 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraRevatī09:259:25 AMAśvinī
YogaVṛddhi25:18 01:181:18 AM WedDhruva
KaraṇaBava09:239:23 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:03 06:036:03 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Adhika Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Adhika Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 709
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
20:568:56 PM
Moonset
08:448:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:496:49 AM08:338:33 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:189:18 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:133:13 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5910:59 PM23:4611:46 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:563:56 AM+129:425:42 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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