Friday 14 July 1972 · Beijing, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 23:2111:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1211:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:584:58 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1211:12 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 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
04:584:58 AM to 28:584:58 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 | 23:1211:12 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 16:484:48 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 25:09 01:091:09 AM Sat | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:1211:12 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:024:02 AM | 04:584:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:584:58 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:557:55 AM | 08:548:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2910:29 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:222:22 PM | 15:593:59 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:014:01 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:454:45 PM | 19:427:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:427:42 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:427:42 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:427:42 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 26:502:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |