Thursday 18 June 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 13:001:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:562:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:464:46 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:435:43 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 15 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
04:464:46 AM to 28:464:46 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 | 14:562:56 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 05:435:43 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 12:3312:33 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:562:56 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:144:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:573:57 AM | 04:464:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:464:46 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:464:46 AM | 06:456:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:224:22 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:358:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:457:45 PM | 21:309:30 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:358:35 PM | 21:419:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:358:35 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:358:35 PM | 21:249:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |