Wednesday 7 August 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 20:098:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:115:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:396:39 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:241:24 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 59 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 17:115:11 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 17:485:48 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 10:0710:07 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:396:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:472:47 PM | 17:355:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:433:43 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:355:35 PM | 20:238:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:238:23 PM | 21:439:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:238:23 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:238:23 PM | 21:239:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 25:481:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 27:003:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |