Thursday 29 June 2006 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 14:162:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:064:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0712:07 PM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 15 h 03 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:285:28+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 | 16:064:06 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 12:0712:07 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 23:3411:34 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:064:06 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:275:27 AM | 07:207:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 17:305:30 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 | 17:305:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:305:30 PM | 20:308:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:308:30 PM | 21:429:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:308:30 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:308:30 PM | 21:249:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 25:231:23+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:321:32+1 AM | 27:193:19+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |