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Monday 16 January 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 11:3911:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1511:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1511:15 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:444:44 PM–18:236:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:556:55 AM–08:338:33 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:567:56 AM–09:249:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5210:52 AM–12:2012:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:491:49 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:523:52 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

Amṛta06:286:28 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Kāla07:567:56 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Śubha09:249:24 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Roga10:5210:52 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Udvega12:2012:20 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Cara13:491:49 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Amṛta16:454:45 PM–18:136:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:136:13 PM–19:457:45 PMneutral
Roga19:457:45 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Kāla21:179:17 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Lābha22:4910:49 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1good
Udvega24:2012:20 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:521:52 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1good
Amṛta27:243:24 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1good
Cara28:564:56 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:1511:15 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 23:1711:17 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 12:5312:53 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:1511:15 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:2111:21 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:567:56 AM–09:249:24 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:249:24 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:1511:15 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī23:1711:17 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya12:5312:53 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava11:1511:15 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 304
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:509:50 PM
Moonset
09:299:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:556:55 AM08:338:33 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:249:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:523:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:136:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:444:44 PM18:236:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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