Thursday 5 February 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:402:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:532:53 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:327:32 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:412:41 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 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
07:327:32 AM to 31:317:31 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 | 26:53 02:532:53 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 25:27 01:271:27 AM Fri | Hasta |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 26:34 02:342:34 AM Fri | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:412:41 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:327:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:327:32 AM | 09:369:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:088:08 AM | 09:479:47 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:369:36 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5810:58 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:153:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:053:05 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 17:505:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:505:50 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:505:50 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:505:50 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:026:02 PM | 19:417:41 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |