Wednesday 21 July 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 01:561:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:422:42+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:297:29 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:417:41 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 32° above N. Day length 9 h 54 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
07:297:29 AM to 31:297:29+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 | 26:42 02:422:42 AM Thu | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 07:417:41 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 29:05 05:055:05 AM Thu | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:222:22 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:29 07:297:29 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:375:37 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:375:37 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:297:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:297:29 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 17:245:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:074:07 PM | 17:495:49 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:245:24 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:245:24 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:245:24 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:162:16+1 AM | 27:573:57+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |