Thursday 12 September 1991 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 14:532:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:292:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:292:29 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 36 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57 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 | 14:292:29 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 27:08 03:083:08 AM Fri | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Fri | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:292:29 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:318:31 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:138:13 AM | 09:519:51 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:492:49 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:114:11 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:056:05 PM | 19:437:43 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 21:049:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |