Friday 1 March 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 01:431:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1412:14 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:349:34 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 17 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
07:017:01 AM to 30:596:59 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 | 24:14 00:1412:14 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 26:47 02:472:47 AM Sat | Svātī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 09:349:34 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:001:00 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:169:16 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:368:36 PM | 22:0910:09 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |