Wednesday 3 December 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 00:5012:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4211:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:076:07 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 23:4211:42 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 07:137:13 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 06:076:07 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:1812:18 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:257:25 AM | 08:538:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:023:02 PM | 16:364:36 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:455:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:455:45 PM | 19:237:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:455:45 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:455:45 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 25:591:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |