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Thursday 28 January 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 09:559:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5711:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5711:57 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:418:41 PM–22:2810:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:599:59 AM–11:4611:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:2510:25 AM–11:1311:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–15:203:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:093:09 PM–15:563:56 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

Śubha06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Roga07:587:58 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Udvega09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Cara10:5510:55 AM–12:2312:23 PMneutral
Lābha12:2312:23 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Amṛta13:521:52 PM–15:203:20 PMgood
Kāla15:203:20 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Śubha16:494:49 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:186:18 PM–19:497:49 PMgood
Cara19:497:49 PM–21:219:21 PMneutral
Roga21:219:21 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2312:23 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Udvega25:551:55 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:263:26 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1good
Amṛta28:584:58 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:5711:57 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 28:434:43 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 20:358:35 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5711:57 AM
Kaulavauntil 25:091:09 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–15:203:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:203:20 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:5711:57 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī28:43 04:434:43 AM FriHasta
YogaAtigaṇḍa20:358:35 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava11:5711:57 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:29 06:296:29 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 950
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:469:46 PM
Moonset
09:239:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:296:29 AM07:587:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:599:59 AM11:4611:46 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2510:25 AM11:1311:13 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:093:09 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:418:41 PM22:2810:28 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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