Wednesday 12 May 1948 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:186:18 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
05:115:11 AM to 29:115:11 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 | 23:4511:45 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 06:186:18 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 25:13 01:131:13 AM Thu | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:4512:45 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:284:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 07:517:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:308:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:517:51 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:162:16 PM | 15:473:47 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:357:35 PM | 21:069:06 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |