Monday 29 January 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 07:477:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:519:51 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasanta Pañcamī determinate
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:519:51 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
13:331:33 PM
The Sun 70° above N. Day length 14 h 05 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:326:32 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 | 09:519:51 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 10:0410:04 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Tue | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:519:51 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:012:01 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:572:57 PM | 17:465:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:504:50 PM | 17:465:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:465:46 PM | 20:368:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:308:30 PM | 22:1510:15 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:368:36 PM | 21:559:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:368:36 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:368:36 PM | 21:359:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |