Friday 12 August 1983 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 16:154:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:201:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:497:49 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 49 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29 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 | 13:201:20 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 07:497:49 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Siddha | 15:263:26 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:201:20 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:148:14 AM | 09:099:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:383:38 PM | 17:085:08 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:345:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:398:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 26:042:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |