Wednesday 8 April 1981 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 17:175:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:022:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:369:36 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 54 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 | 14:022:02 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 09:369:36 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 17:565:56 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:022:02 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:277:27 AM | 08:538:53 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:307:30 AM | 09:079:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:354:35 AM+1 | 30:036:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |