Thursday 25 April 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:374:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:053:05 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:196:19 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 35 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:285:28 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 27:05 03:053:05 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 26:25 02:252:25 AM Fri | Mūla |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 06:196:19 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:463:46 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:295:29 AM | 07:117:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:398:39 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0110:01 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:555:55 PM | 19:277:27 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |