Thursday 9 July 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 23:5211:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4311:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5011:50 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 56 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:335:33+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 | 23:4311:43 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 26:23 02:232:23 AM Fri | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 19:377:37 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5011:50 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:325:32 AM | 07:247:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:082:08 PM | 15:463:46 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:444:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:294:29 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:288:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:288:28 PM | 21:419:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:288:28 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:288:28 PM | 21:239:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5611:56 PM | 25:341:34+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 25:251:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |