Thursday 12 May 2005 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 14:102:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:563:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:563:56 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:504:50 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 | 15:563:56 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 23:5911:59 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 20:598:59 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:563:56 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:50 04:504:50 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:473:47 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:317:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:514:51 AM | 06:316:31 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:476:47 AM | 08:328:32 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:317:31 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:118:11 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:432:43 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:372:37 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |