Thursday 18 April 1991 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:465:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:097:09 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 18 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:386:38 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 | 17:465:46 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 19:497:49 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 13:221:22 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:097:09 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:396:39 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:571:57 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:374:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:244:24 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:534:53 PM | 18:216:21 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 19:577:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:577:57 PM | 21:229:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:577:57 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:577:57 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 26:282:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |