Friday 1 October 1954 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 15:203:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:555:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1211:12 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:395:39 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 | 17:555:55 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 19:427:42 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 11:1211:12 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:555:55 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:067:06 AM | 08:348:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:587:58 AM | 08:458:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:469:46 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:262:26 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:225:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:225:22 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:225:22 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:225:22 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 26:012:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |