Friday 7 October 2005 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 20:018:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:387:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10+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 | 19:387:38 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:3110:31 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 16:094:09 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:537:53 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:318:31 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:312:31 PM | 16:074:07 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 25:431:43+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |