Friday 4 January 1957 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 04:224:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:576:57+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:549:54 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20+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 | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 24:55 00:5512:55 AM Sat | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 09:549:54 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:405:40 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:525:52 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:308:30 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 09:509:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:131:13 PM | 15:013:01 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:492:49 PM | 16:414:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:414:41 PM | 18:386:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:414:41 PM | 17:105:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:414:41 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |