Thursday 16 May 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 15:293:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:113:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:095:09 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:367:36 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 21 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
05:095:09 AM to 29:095:09 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 | 15:113:11 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 15:583:58 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 07:367:36 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:113:11 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:095:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:095:09 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:095:09 AM | 06:496:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:485:48 AM | 07:267:26 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:369:36 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:562:56 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:573:57 AM+1 | 29:335:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |