Thursday 24 April 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 01:101:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:373:37+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:538:53 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:355:35+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 | 27:37 03:373:37 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | past sunrise | Mūla |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 08:538:53 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:232:23 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:365:36 AM | 07:197:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:568:56 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:147:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:147:14 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:147:14 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:147:14 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:437:43 PM | 21:319:31 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |