Friday 9 September 1994 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 13:291:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4310:43 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Pañcamī determinate
At sunrise
05:185:18 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4310:43 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 27 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
05:185:18 AM to 29:185:18+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 | Śukla Caturthī | 10:4310:43 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 26:16 02:162:16 AM Sat | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 10:5110:51 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:4310:43 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:185:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:185:18 AM | 07:477:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:477:47 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:477:47 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:209:20 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:153:15 PM | 17:455:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:455:45 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:455:45 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:455:45 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:106:10 PM | 19:397:39 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |