Wednesday 26 November 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 13:171:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1011:10 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:149:14 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM
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 | 11:1011:10 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 09:149:14 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 20:108:10 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1011:10 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:337:33 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:515:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:444:44 PM | 18:146:14 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:515:51 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:515:51 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:515:51 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:441:44+1 AM | 27:143:14+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |