Tuesday 24 February 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 18:176:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:027:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3812:38 PM
Śubha gives way to Śukla.
Noon
13:341:34 PM
The Sun 62° above N. Day length 13 h 09 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00+1 AM
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 | 19:027:02 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 20:428:42 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 12:3812:38 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:027:02 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:369:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:018:01 AM | 09:439:43 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:369:36 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:369:36 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:331:33 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:522:52 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:453:45 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:514:51 PM | 18:296:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:305:30 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:096:09 PM | 19:517:51 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 25:121:12+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:101:10+1 AM | 25:581:58+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |