Wednesday 24 November 1976 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:1811:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:588:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 32 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:536:53 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 | 20:588:58 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:397:39 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 10:0710:07 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:0310:03 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:53 06:536:53 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:038:03 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:292:29 PM | 16:234:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:113:11 PM | 16:404:40 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:234:23 PM | 18:196:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:234:23 PM | 16:524:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:234:23 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20 AM+1 | 28:524:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |