Sunday 16 December 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 03:593:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:291:29 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:089:08 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15 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 | 25:29 01:291:29 AM Mon | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 10:0210:02 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 09:089:08 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:392:39 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:461:46 PM | 15:163:16 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:244:24 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 17:585:58 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4410:44 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |