Friday 4 November 2016 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 09:079:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2211:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 23 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2211:22 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 54 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:286:28 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 | 11:2211:22 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 25:51 01:511:51 AM Sat | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 28:18 04:184:18 AM Sat | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2211:22 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:088:08 AM | 09:549:54 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:021:02 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:521:52 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:212:21 PM | 16:204:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:204:20 PM | 18:136:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:204:20 PM | 16:484:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:204:20 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:456:45 PM | 20:328:32 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |