Friday 17 August 1973 · Beijing, China
Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 11:2911:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2511:25 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 164 of 164 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2511:25 AM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29+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 Tṛtīyā | 11:2511:25 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | past sunrise | Revatī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 27:31 03:313:31 AM Sat | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2511:25 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:538:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:128:12 AM | 09:079:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:103:10 PM | 16:474:47 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:433:43 PM | 17:265:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 26:312:31+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |