Friday 25 October 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 22:1110:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5411:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0611:06 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:2311:23 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 35 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:076:07+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 | 23:5411:54 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 18:216:21 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 16:034:03 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0611:06 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:257:25 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:128:12 AM | 08:548:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2612:26 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:012:01 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:332:33 PM | 16:404:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:512:51 PM | 16:364:36 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:404:40 PM | 18:276:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:404:40 PM | 17:075:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:404:40 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 26:072:07+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |