Wednesday 23 March 1977 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 04:344:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:017:01+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:544:54 PM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14+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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Thu | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 16:544:54 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:465:46 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:189:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:242:24 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2311:23 PM | 25:101:10+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |