Friday 23 December 1983 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 02:062:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1611:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:378:37 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 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
07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 23:1611:16 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 08:378:37 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 18:226:22 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:4012:40 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:399:39 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:041:04 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:132:13 PM | 15:553:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:553:55 PM | 17:595:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:553:55 PM | 16:264:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:553:55 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:178:17 PM | 21:459:45 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:035:03+1 AM | 30:316:31+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |