Thursday 4 October 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 16:304:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:017:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:041:04 PM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 19:017:01 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Fri | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 13:041:04 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 19:017:01 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:266:26 AM | 07:547:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:272:27 PM | 16:164:16 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 27:063:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |