Friday 21 December 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 17:245:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:152:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:467:46 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:541:54 PM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 18 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
07:467:46 AM to 31:467:46 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 | 14:152:15 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 23:5111:51 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 13:541:54 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:152:15 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:46 07:467:46 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:485:48 AM | 07:467:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:485:48 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:176:17 AM | 07:467:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:467:46 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:441:44 PM | 15:113:11 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 19:027:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2410:24 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |