Thursday 21 August 1997 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 03:103:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0412:04+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 154 of 154 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:436:43 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 52 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:305:30+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 13:421:42 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 06:436:43 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:341:34 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:234:23 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:305:30 AM | 07:077:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:249:24 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:479:47 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:331:33 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:562:56 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 26:082:08+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |