Wednesday 20 August 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 03:493:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:302:30+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 133 of 133 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5110:51 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 46° above N. Day length 11 h 05 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:476:47+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 26:30 02:302:30 AM Thu | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 16:584:58 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 10:5110:51 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:123:12 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:118:11 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:501:50 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:364:36+1 AM | 30:096:09+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |