Thursday 3 November 1955 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:454:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:461:46+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3811:38 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 26 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+1 AM
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 | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 28:02 04:024:02 AM Fri | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 11:3811:38 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:143:14 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:576:57 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:362:36 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:235:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:235:23 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:235:23 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:235:23 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:038:03 PM | 21:309:30 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |