Friday 25 May 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 14:192:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:463:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
03:563:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:463:46 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 15 h 22 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
03:563:56 AM to 27:553:55 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 | 15:463:46 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 25:08 01:081:08 AM Sat | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 23:3711:37 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:463:46 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 27:55 03:553:55 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:472:47 AM | 03:563:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:472:47 AM | 03:223:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:043:04 AM | 03:563:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:563:56 AM | 07:017:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:515:51 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:017:01 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:017:01 AM | 08:028:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:551:55 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:235:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3310:33 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |