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Sunday 4 February 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 10:3610:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:588:58 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

08:588:58 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 11 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Hasta, 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 muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:204:20+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2512:25 PM–13:531:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:223:22 PM–16:514:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:454:45 PM–17:325:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:514:51 PM–18:206:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:486:48 PM–20:238:23 PMa 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

Udvega06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMavoid
Cara07:587:58 AM–09:279:27 AMneutral
Lābha09:279:27 AM–10:5610:56 AMgood
Amṛta10:5610:56 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Kāla12:2512:25 PM–13:531:53 PMavoid
Śubha13:531:53 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Roga15:223:22 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Udvega16:514:51 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:206:20 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Amṛta19:517:51 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Cara21:229:22 PM–22:5310:53 PMneutral
Roga22:5310:53 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:2412:24+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:561:56+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMgood
Udvega27:273:27+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:584:58+1 AM–30:296:29+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:588:58 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 10:2810:28 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 13:571:57 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:588:58 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:268:26 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:514:51 PM–18:206:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:206:20 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 50 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī08:588:58 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī10:2810:28 AMHasta
YogaSukarmā13:571:57 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava08:588:58 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:29 06:296:29 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 688
Day length
11 h 50 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
21:599:59 PM
Moonset
09:329:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:415:41 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
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:531:53 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:223:22 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:454:45 PM17:325:32 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:514:51 PM18:206:20 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:486:48 PM20:238:23 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:204:20+1 AM29:555:55+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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