Wednesday 31 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 04:474:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:436:43+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:248:24 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 12 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:146:14+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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:248:24 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 28:29 04:294:29 AM Thu | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:485:48 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:332:33 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:452:45 PM | 17:355:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:423:42 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:355:35 PM | 20:258:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:258:25 PM | 21:449:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:258:25 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:258:25 PM | 21:249:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1911:19 PM | 25:051:05+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 25:441:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |