Wednesday 31 May 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 11:3311:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1312:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
03:523:52 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3711:37 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 15 h 32 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
03:523:52 AM to 27:513:51+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 | 12:1312:13 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 11:3711:37 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 25:28 01:281:28 AM Thu | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1312:13 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 27:51 03:513:51 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:442:44 AM | 03:523:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:442:44 AM | 03:183:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:013:01 AM | 03:523:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:523:52 AM | 06:586:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:485:48 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 06:586:58 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:168:16 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |