Thursday 5 August 1943 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 20:268:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2010:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:279:27 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 14 h 43 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:255:25 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 | 22:2010:20 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 27:53 03:533:53 AM Fri | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 22:5410:54 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:279:27 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:245:24 AM | 07:147:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:249:24 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:124:12 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 20:078:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:587:58 PM | 21:449:44 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:078:07 PM | 21:229:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:078:07 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:078:07 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |