Friday 25 August 1933 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 13:201:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1912:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 23 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Pañcamī determinate
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 12:1912:19 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 06:366:36 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 14:502:50 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1912:19 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:207:20 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:208:20 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:252:25 PM | 15:583:58 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 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 | 23:4711:47 PM | 25:211:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |