Friday 17 July 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 20:588:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:137:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:008:00 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 44 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40 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 | Śukla Caturthī | 19:137:13 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 09:059:05 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 13:161:16 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:008:00 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:496:49 AM | 08:208:20 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:307:30 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:368:36 AM | 09:359:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:311:31 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:424:42 PM | 18:336:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:544:54 PM | 18:276:27 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:248:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:248:24 PM | 21:389:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:248:24 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:248:24 PM | 21:199:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:162:16 AM+1 | 27:493:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |