Friday 28 August 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 01:421:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:272:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:082:08 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 13 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 26:27 02:272:27 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 15:213:21 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 19:557:55 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:082:08 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:228:22 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:578:57 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:176:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 19:567:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:567:56 PM | 21:229:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:567:56 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:567:56 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4311:43 PM | 25:241:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |