Thursday 1 May 2025 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 11:4211:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:548:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:185:18 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:046:04 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 13 h 05 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
05:185:18 AM to 29:175:17 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 | 08:548:54 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 11:5111:51 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 06:046:04 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:548:54 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:185:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:185:18 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:185:18 AM | 06:566:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:348:34 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:409:40 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 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 | 13:091:09 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:532:53 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:487:48 PM | 21:199:19 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 26:372:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |