Wednesday 26 November 2014 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:401:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4411:44 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:2711:27 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 00 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 13:401:40 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 11:4411:44 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 22:4010:40 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:401:40 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:137:13 AM | 08:438:43 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:092:09 PM | 15:573:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:573:57 PM | 17:575:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:573:57 PM | 16:274:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:573:57 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:147:14 PM | 20:448:44 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:144:14 AM+1 | 29:445:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |