Friday 17 May 1991 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 03:293:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2312:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:531:53 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 19 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 24:23 00:2312:23 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 23:3411:34 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 14:422:42 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:531:53 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:578:57 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:299:29 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:431:43 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:322:32 PM | 15:593:59 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:335:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:504:50 PM | 18:376:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:335:33 PM | 20:248:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:248:24 PM | 21:429:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:248:24 PM | 20:448:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:248:24 PM | 21:229:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |