Thursday 7 August 1997 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 23:1611:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:541:54 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3612:36 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 58 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:255:25 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 | 25:54 01:541:54 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 27:04 03:043:04 AM Fri | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 18:016:01 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:3612:36 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:245:24 AM | 07:097:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:028:02 AM | 09:519:51 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:393:39 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:556:55 PM | 20:448:44 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |