Tuesday 5 August 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:013:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:332:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:332:33 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 35° above N. Day length 10 h 19 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16 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 | 14:332:33 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 19:497:49 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 15:103:10 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:332:33 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:16 07:167:16 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:275:27 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:275:27 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:082:08 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:374:37 AM+1 | 30:176:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |