Friday 17 July 2026 · Luanda, Angola
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 01:581:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1312:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:001:00 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 60° above N. Day length 11 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24 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 | 24:13 00:1312:13 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 14:052:05 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 18:166:16 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:001:00 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:105:10 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:189:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:448:44 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:201:20 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:549:54 PM | 23:2711:27 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |