Wednesday 8 September 1971 · Beijing, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 01:121:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:559:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:056:05 AM
Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 48 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49+1 AM
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 | 21:559:55 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 06:056:05 AM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 14:252:25 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:3111:31 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:247:24 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:481:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:129:12 PM | 22:3910:39 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 25:311:31+1 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |