Friday 28 December 1973 · Luanda, Angola
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 00:1112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:479:47 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:0912:09 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:479:47 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 10:2610:26 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:251:25 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:247:24 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:129:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:142:14 PM | 16:014:01 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:183:18 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 26:422:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |