Wednesday 4 July 1973 · Beijing, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 09:419:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:167:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:167:16 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 55 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:524:52+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 | Śukla Caturthī | 07:167:16 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 19:137:13 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 21:069:06 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:167:16 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:383:38 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:383:38 AM | 04:154:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:573:57 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:358:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:527:52 AM | 09:239:23 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:474:47 PM | 19:467:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:574:57 PM | 18:286:28 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:467:46 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:467:46 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:467:46 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:013:01+1 AM | 28:354:35+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |