Friday 20 April 1923 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 08:278:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1210:12 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:277:27 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 28 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
05:115:11 AM to 29:095:09+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 | 10:1210:12 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 07:277:27 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 19:377:37 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1210:12 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:338:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:527:52 AM | 08:468:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:311:31 PM | 15:143:14 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5311:53 PM | 25:371:37+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |