Friday 6 March 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 04:524:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:492:49 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:457:45 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:523:52 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
13:301:30 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 30 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
07:457:45 AM to 31:447:44 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 | 26:49 02:492:49 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 20:218:21 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 16:514:51 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:523:52 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:44 07:447:44 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:056:05 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:056:05 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:306:30 AM | 07:457:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:457:45 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0310:03 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0310:03 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:061:06 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:531:53 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:182:18 PM | 15:483:48 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:224:22 PM | 17:495:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:157:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:157:15 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:157:15 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:157:15 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 25:531:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 27:073:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |