Friday 16 January 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 04:284:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:366:36 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:433:43 PM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 45 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 15:433:43 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sat | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:285:28 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:329:32 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:051:05 PM | 14:502:50 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:205:20 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:205:20 PM | 17:495:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:205:20 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 26:252:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |