Friday 11 June 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 14:192:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2911:29 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 50 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 11:2911:29 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 14:202:20 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 08:368:36 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2911:29 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:298:29 AM | 09:579:57 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:509:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:471:47 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:472:47 PM | 17:455:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:463:46 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 17:005:00 PM | 18:516:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:455:45 PM | 20:438:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:438:43 PM | 21:569:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:438:43 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:438:43 PM | 21:389:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:062:06 AM+1 | 27:343:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |