Wednesday 23 March 1977 · Luanda, Angola
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 00:3412:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:013:01 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5412:54 PM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 05 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 27:01 03:013:01 AM Thu | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Thu | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 12:5412:54 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:461:46 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:427:42 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:378:37 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:237:23 PM | 21:109:10 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |