Thursday 19 April 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 23:0011:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:388:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:085:08 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:499:49 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 50 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
05:085:08 AM to 29:075:07 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 | 20:388:38 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 20:218:21 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 11:4411:44 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:499:49 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:393:39 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:244:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:014:01 AM | 05:085:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:085:08 AM | 07:427:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:085:08 AM | 06:456:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:427:42 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:259:25 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:232:23 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:225:22 PM | 18:526:52 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 27:043:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |