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Friday 8 May 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 09:529:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:129:12 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:555:55 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:129:12 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Mūla, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 230° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:555:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:396:39 AM–08:158:15 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:287:28 AM–09:019:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:149:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2711:27 AM–13:031:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:221:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2910:29 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara05:555:55 AM–07:287:28 AMneutral
Lābha07:287:28 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Amṛta09:019:01 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Kāla10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Śubha12:0712:07 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Roga13:401:40 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Udvega15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Cara16:464:46 PM–18:196:19 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:196:19 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Kāla19:467:46 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Lābha21:139:13 PM–22:4010:40 PMgood
Udvega22:4010:40 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0712:07 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1good
Amṛta25:341:34 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1good
Cara27:013:01 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1neutral
Roga28:284:28 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:555:55 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:129:12 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 13:031:03 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 18:356:35 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:129:12 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:438:43 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0712:07 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:129:12 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMūla13:031:03 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaSiddha18:356:35 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava09:129:12 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra29:55 05:555:55 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 685
Day length
12 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
22:0910:09 PM
Moonset
09:199:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:555:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:555:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:555:55 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:396:39 AM08:158:15 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:287:28 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:149:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2711:27 AM13:031:03 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:221:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:133:13 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2910:29 PM24:0412:04 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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