Wednesday 24 April 1985 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 20:398:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2910:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:384:38 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:379:37 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 01 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
04:384:38 AM to 28:374:37+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 | Śukla Caturthī | 22:2910:29 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 11:5411:54 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 17:305:30 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:379:37 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:37 04:374:37 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:183:18 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:183:18 AM | 03:583:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:383:38 AM | 04:384:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:384:38 AM | 07:267:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:236:23 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:267:26 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:228:22 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:006:00 PM | 19:457:45 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:284:28+1 AM | 30:126:12+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |