Wednesday 28 December 1927 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 12:5812:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2012:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:247:24 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2012:20 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 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
07:247:24 AM to 31:247:24+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 | 12:2012:20 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 23:0811:08 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 23:3611:36 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2012:20 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:24 07:247:24 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:247:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:247:24 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:242:24 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:071:07 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:152:15 PM | 15:583:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:583:58 PM | 18:026:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:583:58 PM | 16:294:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:583:58 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:116:11+1 AM | 31:447:44+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |