Thursday 3 August 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:562:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4512:45 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 35° above N. Day length 10 h 16 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:187:18 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 | 24:45 00:4512:45 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 09:239:23 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 08:448:44 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:461:46 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:295:29 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:295:29 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:197:19 AM | 08:368:36 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4410:44 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:502:50 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:144:14 PM | 17:455:45 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:345:34 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:345:34 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:345:34 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:211:21 AM+1 | 26:522:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |