Tuesday 10 May 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 14:522:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3012:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 1 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī boundary
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3012:30 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 79° above N. Day length 12 h 24 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 12:3012:30 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 22:5210:52 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 23:1911:19 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3012:30 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:068:06 AM | 09:379:37 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:248:24 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:241:24 PM | 14:552:55 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5710:57 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |