Wednesday 21 July 1909 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 21:469:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4011:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:095:09 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4010:40 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 30 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
05:095:09 AM to 29:105:10 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 | 23:4011:40 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | past sunrise | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 25:07 01:071:07 AM Thu | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:4010:40 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 03:533:53 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 03:533:53 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 04:124:12 AM | 05:095:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 05:095:09 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 06:586:58 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgava | 08:038:03 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhna | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjya | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:511:51 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kāla | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:511:51 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijaya | 14:492:49 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 16:454:45 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 19:397:39 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 19:397:39 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 19:397:39 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kāla | 22:4210:42 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśītha | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |