Friday 6 December 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 22:0810:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:556:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:417:41 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:298:29 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 39 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
07:417:41 AM to 31:417:41 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 | 18:556:55 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 21:289:28 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 15:353:35 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:298:29 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:41 07:417:41 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:545:54 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:545:54 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:216:21 AM | 07:417:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:417:41 AM | 09:489:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:489:48 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:489:48 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:443:44 PM | 17:105:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 26:352:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |