Wednesday 22 April 1931 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 12:3012:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4312:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:247:24 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 26 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33 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 | 12:4312:43 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 07:247:24 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 16:364:36 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4312:43 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:157:15 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:071:07 PM | 14:452:45 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5510:55 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |