Wednesday 25 September 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 05:265:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:517:51+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:498:49 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:305:30+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 Caturthī | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | past sunrise | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 08:498:49 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:406:40 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:308:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4212:42 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:203:20 PM | 17:085:08 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:072:07+1 AM | 27:553:55+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |