Saturday 17 November 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 16:554:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:541:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:427:42 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 13:541:54 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 26:01 02:012:01 AM Sun | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 07:427:42 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:541:54 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:307:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:026:02 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:496:49 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:182:18 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:495:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:495:49 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:495:49 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:495:49 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:379:37 PM | 23:0511:05 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |