Wednesday 28 February 2024 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 04:244:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:496:49 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 59 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:226:22 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 10:0310:03 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 19:477:47 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:385:38 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:089:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5311:53 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:235:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:235:23 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:235:23 PM | 17:495:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:235:23 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:007:00 PM | 20:478:47 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:435:43 AM+1 | 31:317:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |