Friday 16 March 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 20:078:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:596:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:357:35 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:366:36+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 | Śukla Caturthī | 18:596:59 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Sat | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Indra | 08:178:17 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:357:35 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:343:34 PM | 17:085:08 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 26:302:30+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |