Wednesday 10 August 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 02:292:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5712:57+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 167 of 167 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:318:31 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 57 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:345:34+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 | 24:57 00:5712:57 AM Thu | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 08:318:31 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 18:106:10 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:371:37 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:187:18 AM | 09:029:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:307:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:535:53 PM | 19:277:27 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:307:30 PM | 20:518:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:307:30 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:307:30 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:163:16+1 AM | 28:504:50+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |