Thursday 24 September 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 00:0312:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:332:33+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:181:18 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:505:50+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 | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 14:252:25 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 19:057:05 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:181:18 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:505:50 AM | 07:217:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:529:52 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:428:42 PM | 22:3010:30 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |