Saturday 12 January 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 23:3911:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1311:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:206:20 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
13:281:28 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 34 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12+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 | 23:1311:13 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 06:546:54 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 06:206:20 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:2911:29 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:116:11 AM | 08:008:00 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:116:11 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:097:09 AM | 08:088:08 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:041:04 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:072:07 PM | 15:433:43 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:552:55 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:505:50 PM | 20:458:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:458:45 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:458:45 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:458:45 PM | 21:419:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4411:44 PM | 25:201:20+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:041:04+1 AM | 25:521:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |