Friday 18 August 2000 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 04:594:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:205:20 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 164 of 164 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:115:11 PM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 39 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
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06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 21:349:34 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 17:115:11 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:135:13 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:286:28 AM | 08:098:09 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:489:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:261:26 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:212:21 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:234:23 PM | 18:066:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:324:32 PM | 18:136:13 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |