Friday 7 March 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 19:047:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:389:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:311:31 PM
The Sun 58° above N. Day length 12 h 42 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 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 | 21:389:38 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 27:18 03:183:18 AM Sat | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 22:0510:05 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:198:19 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:405:40 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:405:40 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:026:02 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:429:42 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:071:07 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:561:56 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:472:47 PM | 17:205:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:424:42 PM | 18:176:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:205:20 PM | 19:527:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:117:11 PM | 20:598:59 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:527:52 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:527:52 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:527:52 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4810:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 25:561:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |