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Tuesday 17 October 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:493:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:581:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1611:16 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

The Sun 61° above N. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4012:40 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:397:39 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:397:39 PM–20:448:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:447:44 PM–21:159:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–10:0210:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:499:49 AM–11:2811:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:061:06 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:103:10 PM–16:414:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla16:224:22 PM–18:016:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4312:43 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:054:05 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1a 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

Roga06:336:33 AM–08:118:11 AMavoid
Udvega08:118:11 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Cara09:499:49 AM–11:2811:28 AMneutral
Lābha11:2811:28 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Amṛta13:061:06 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Kāla14:442:44 PM–16:224:22 PMavoid
Śubha16:224:22 PM–18:016:01 PMgood
Roga18:016:01 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:397:39 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Lābha21:019:01 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Udvega22:2210:22 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Śubha23:4411:44 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Amṛta25:051:05 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1good
Cara26:272:27 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1neutral
Roga27:483:48 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:105:10 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:316:31 AM+1

06:336:33 AM sunrise19:397:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:581:58 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 11:1611:16 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:581:58 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:001:00 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4012:40 PM–13:321:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:224:22 PM–18:016:01 PM
Pradoṣa 19:397:39 PM–21:069:06 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41 AM+1–25:291:29 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:016:01 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:069:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:581:58 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī22:4610:46 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaVyatīpāta11:1611:16 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava13:581:58 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:31 06:316:31 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 369
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
23:5211:52 PM
Moonset
09:069:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM10:0210:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:499:49 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM17:025:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:103:10 PM16:414:41 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:224:22 PM18:016:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:025:02 PM19:397:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:397:39 PM21:069:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:397:39 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:397:39 PM20:448:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:447:44 PM21:159:15 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:0012:00 AM+124:4312:43 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41 AM+125:291:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:054:05 AM+129:365:36 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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