Tuesday 31 October 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:048:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:429:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:488:48 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 66° above N. Day length 13 h 39 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14 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 | 21:429:42 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 16:514:51 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 27:23 03:233:23 AM Wed | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:488:48 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:187:18 AM | 09:029:02 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:294:29 PM | 18:116:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:105:10 PM | 19:537:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:537:53 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:537:53 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:537:53 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 27:293:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |