Wednesday 5 February 2003 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 20:388:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2310:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoTila Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:178:17 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 10 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 22:2310:23 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 08:178:17 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 10:5610:56 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:269:26 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:188:18 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:531:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:526:52 PM | 20:388:38 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:275:27 AM+1 | 31:137:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |