Tuesday 11 March 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 18:586:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:154:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:171:17 PM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 62° above N. Day length 12 h 25 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:147:14+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 | 16:154:15 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 13:171:17 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Indra | 23:0511:05 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:154:15 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:046:04 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:439:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:379:37 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:439:43 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:439:43 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:334:33 PM | 18:066:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:105:10 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0710:07 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03+1 AM | 25:511:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:566:56+1 AM | 32:248:24+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |