Friday 10 March 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 14:012:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3312:33 PM.
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
07:147:14 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3011:30 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
13:301:30 PM
The Sun 56° above N. Day length 12 h 33 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 12:3312:33 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 11:3011:30 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Indra | 23:3111:31 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3312:33 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:449:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:387:38 AM | 09:119:11 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:449:44 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:449:44 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:061:06 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:551:55 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:452:45 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:363:36 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:126:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:428:42 PM | 22:1410:14 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 25:551:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:545:54 AM+1 | 31:267:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |