Wednesday 17 April 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 10:3210:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3211:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2410:24 AM
Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 42° above N. Day length 11 h 03 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 11:3211:32 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 15:593:59 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 10:2410:24 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3211:32 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:297:29 AM | 09:119:11 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:118:11 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:172:17 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:515:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:515:51 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:515:51 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:515:51 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:509:50 PM | 23:3011:30 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |