Wednesday 9 March 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 12:1412:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:372:37 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
06:066:06 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:288:28 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 h 30 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 14:372:37 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 16:384:38 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 08:288:28 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:372:37 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:337:33 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:358:35 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:171:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:571:57 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:163:16 AM+1 | 29:025:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |