Wednesday 19 April 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 11:0111:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2611:26 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0411:04 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 21 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:365:36 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 | 11:2611:26 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 11:0411:04 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 24:59 00:5912:59 AM Thu | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2611:26 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 08:588:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:447:44 AM | 09:249:24 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3810:38 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:045:04 PM | 18:476:47 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:223:22 AM+1 | 29:055:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |