Friday 20 August 2004 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 05:415:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:225:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:105:10 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:225:22 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 54 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
05:105:10 AM to 29:105:10 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 | Śukla Caturthī | 05:225:22 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 08:428:42 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 25:01 01:011:01 AM Sat | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 05:225:22 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:264:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:034:03 AM | 05:105:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:105:10 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:476:47 AM | 08:238:23 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:457:45 AM | 08:368:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:274:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:414:41 PM | 18:176:17 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:162:16 AM+1 | 27:523:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |