Wednesday 15 August 2018 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 08:158:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:585:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:585:58 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 42 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:325:32 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 | 05:585:58 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 18:436:43 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 21:149:14 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 05:585:58 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:001:00 PM | 14:322:32 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 19:137:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:137:13 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:137:13 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:137:13 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:352:35 AM+1 | 28:094:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |