Wednesday 18 March 1953 · Bucharest, Romania
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 02:542:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2712:27+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:147:14 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 01 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:226:22+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 | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Thu | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:328:32 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Indra | 07:147:14 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:351:35 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:547:54 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:541:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:315:31 PM | 19:017:01 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:312:31+1 AM | 28:014:01+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |