Friday 7 January 1927 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 21:359:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:596:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:387:38 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:178:17 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 33 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
07:387:38 AM to 31:377:37 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 | 18:596:59 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 11:1611:16 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:574:57 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:178:17 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:387:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:387:38 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:329:32 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 15:593:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:163:16 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 19:067:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:405:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:545:54 PM | 19:227:22 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:442:44 AM+1 | 28:134:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |