Thursday 17 January 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 05:585:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:258:25 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:074:07 PM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
13:301:30 PM
The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 26 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Fri | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 16:074:07 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 19:107:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:176:17 AM | 08:058:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:061:06 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:562:56 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:183:18 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:524:52 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:505:50 PM | 20:438:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:438:43 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:438:43 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:438:43 PM | 21:409:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:548:54 PM | 22:4110:41 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 25:541:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |