Thursday 25 December 2014 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 01:171:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2610:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:577:57 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5011:50 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 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
07:577:57 AM to 31:587:58 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 | 22:2610:26 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:213:21 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 21:299:29 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5011:50 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:58 07:587:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:036:03 AM | 07:577:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:036:03 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:326:32 AM | 07:577:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:577:57 AM | 09:549:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:549:54 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:153:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:017:01 PM | 20:298:29 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:483:48 AM+1 | 29:165:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |