Friday 17 May 1991 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 03:293:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2312:23+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:055:05 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:531:53 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 15 h 03 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
05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04+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 | 24:23 00:2312:23 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 23:3411:34 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 14:422:42 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:531:53 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:055:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:055:05 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:586:58 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:068:06 AM | 09:069:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:299:29 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 14:072:07 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:322:32 PM | 15:593:59 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:224:22 PM | 18:156:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:209:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |