Monday 26 March 2012 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 05:175:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:587:58 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 56° above N. Day length 11 h 55 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:4611:46 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 06:496:49 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:376:37 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:297:29 AM | 09:189:18 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:547:54 AM | 09:239:23 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:093:09 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:206:20 PM | 20:098:09 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |