Thursday 17 August 1950 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 20:568:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:057:05 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
08:028:02 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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 | 19:057:05 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 26:50 02:502:50 AM Fri | Citrā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 25:03 01:031:03 AM Fri | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:028:02 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
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 | 04:514:51 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 | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:335:33 AM | 07:157:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:301:30 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:333:33 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 19:117:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:117:11 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:117:11 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:117:11 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:079:07 PM | 22:3810:38 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |