Monday 18 March 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:138:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1410:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:169:16 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:281:28 PM
The Sun 53° above N. Day length 12 h 14 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22 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 | 22:1410:14 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | past sunrise | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Tue | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:169:16 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:22 07:227:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:489:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:489:48 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:281:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:041:04 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:531:53 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:004:00 PM | 17:465:46 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:194:19 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 25:531:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:342:34 AM+1 | 28:204:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |