Friday 30 January 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 23:3111:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0812:08 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoTila Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:459:45 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
13:331:33 PM
The Sun 70° above N. Day length 14 h 03 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 24:08 00:0812:08 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 21:249:24 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 09:459:45 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5311:53 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:209:20 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:402:40 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:012:01 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:572:57 PM | 17:465:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 17:045:04 PM | 18:496:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:465:46 PM | 20:358:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:358:35 PM | 21:549:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:358:35 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:358:35 PM | 21:349:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |