Thursday 12 January 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:072:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5911:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:377:37 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5712:57 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 40 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
07:377:37 AM to 31:367:36 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 | 23:5911:59 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 26:29 02:292:29 AM Fri | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:5712:57 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:36 07:367:36 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:339:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:339:33 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5010:50 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:012:01 PM | 15:323:32 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:422:42 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:165:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:165:16 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:165:16 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:165:16 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0711:07 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |