Tuesday 10 September 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 02:122:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0011:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3312:33 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 47° above N. Day length 11 h 36 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:286:28 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 | 23:0011:00 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 14:422:42 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 19:397:39 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:3312:33 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:359:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:249:24 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:497:49 PM | 21:169:16 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:344:34 AM+1 | 30:016:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |