Friday 15 March 1929 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 12:3412:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4410:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4410:44 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 10:4410:44 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:3211:32 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 26:08 02:082:08 AM Sat | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:4410:44 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:247:24 AM | 08:528:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:217:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:586:58 PM | 20:308:30 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |