Friday 29 January 1982 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 14:532:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:372:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:287:28 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:262:26 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 07 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
07:287:28 AM to 31:277:27 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 | 14:372:37 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 14:262:26 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 27:41 03:413:41 AM Sat | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:372:37 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:27 07:277:27 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:375:37 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:375:37 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:046:04 AM | 07:287:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:287:28 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:299:29 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:355:35 PM | 19:267:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:355:35 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:355:35 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |