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Wednesday 20 August 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 05:495:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:304:30 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bahulā Caturthī

Caturthī covers 130 of 130 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5112:51 PM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 40° above N. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:152:15 PM–15:503:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:208:20 AM–09:419:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:366:36 AM+1–32:098:09 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:596:59 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Amṛta08:208:20 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Śubha11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Udvega13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Cara15:063:06 PM–16:274:27 PMneutral
Lābha16:274:27 PM–17:495:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:495:49 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Śubha19:277:27 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Amṛta21:069:06 PM–22:4410:44 PMgood
Cara22:4410:44 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2312:23 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:022:02 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:403:40 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1good
Udvega29:195:19 AM+1–30:586:58 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:586:58 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 18:586:58 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 12:5112:51 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:125:12 PM
Bālavauntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:451:45 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī28:30 04:304:30 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā18:586:58 PMRevatī
YogaDhṛti12:5112:51 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava17:125:12 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 233
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
21:319:31 PM
Moonset
08:188:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:152:15 PM15:503:50 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:366:36 AM+132:098:09 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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