Thursday 27 November 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 20:228:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:345:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:546:54 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 16 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 AM+1
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 | 17:345:34 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 14:012:01 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 23:2311:23 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:546:54 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 07:577:57 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:399:39 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:539:53 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:361:36 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:132:13 PM | 16:044:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:044:04 PM | 18:026:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:044:04 PM | 16:344:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:044:04 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:299:29 PM | 22:5910:59 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:286:28 AM+1 | 31:577:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |