Wednesday 3 August 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 18:456:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:523:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:224:22 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:195:19 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 14 h 47 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
04:224:22 AM to 28:244:24 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 | 15:523:52 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 24:42 00:4212:42 AM Thu | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 24:12 00:1212:12 AM Thu | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 05:195:19 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:24 04:244:24 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:093:09 AM | 04:224:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:093:09 AM | 03:463:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:273:27 AM | 04:224:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:224:22 AM | 07:207:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:136:13 AM | 08:048:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:207:20 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:219:21 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:076:07 PM | 19:357:35 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |