Sunday 17 June 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 14:462:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:206:20 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 12 h 31 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Caturthī | 11:3911:39 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 06:206:20 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:591:59 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3911:39 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:474:47 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:534:53 PM | 18:276:27 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:046:04 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:512:51+1 AM | 28:194:19+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |