Friday 12 December 1969 · Luanda, Angola
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 00:3812:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:329:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0311:03 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:425:42+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 | 21:329:32 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 13:011:01 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 17:485:48 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:0311:03 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:177:17 AM | 08:438:43 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:148:14 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:404:40 PM | 18:076:07 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:241:24+1 AM | 26:512:51+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |