Friday 18 August 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 00:5112:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:599:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:585:58 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 37 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:345:34 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 | 21:599:59 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 05:585:58 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 24:59 00:5912:59 AM Sat | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:2111:21 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:157:15 AM | 08:588:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:421:42 PM | 15:103:10 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:463:46 PM | 17:285:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3210:32 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |