Friday 24 August 1990 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 20:458:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:399:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:211:21 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40 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 | 21:399:39 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 17:435:43 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 28:44 04:444:44 AM Sat | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:079:07 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:209:20 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2111:21 AM | 13:031:03 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:471:47 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:343:34 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:414:41 PM | 18:216:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:215:21 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:269:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 21:059:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:232:23 AM+1 | 28:074:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |