Tuesday 16 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 16:464:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:571:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1310:13 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 46 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 13:571:57 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 10:5110:51 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Indra | 10:1310:13 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:571:57 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:508:50 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:425:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:433:43 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:574:57 PM | 18:486:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:425:42 PM | 20:398:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:398:39 PM | 21:539:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:398:39 PM | 20:578:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:398:39 PM | 21:349:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4810:48 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |