Thursday 20 March 2014 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:342:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:132:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:272:27 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
05:445:44 AM to 29:425:42 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 26:13 02:132:13 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 18:596:59 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 14:592:59 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:272:27 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:445:44 AM | 07:157:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:479:47 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:382:38 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:267:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 26:112:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |