Thursday 16 May 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 20:298:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:118:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:134:13 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:3511:35 AM
The Sun 65° 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
04:134:13 AM to 28:124:12+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 | 20:118:11 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 20:588:58 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 12:3612:36 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:238:23 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:12 04:124:12 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:592:59 AM | 04:134:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:592:59 AM | 03:363:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:173:17 AM | 04:134:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:134:13 AM | 07:107:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:134:13 AM | 06:046:04 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:075:07 AM | 06:446:44 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:107:10 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:547:54 AM | 09:459:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:023:02 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |