Wednesday 15 December 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:2911:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:168:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:287:28 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 01 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00 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 | 20:168:16 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 07:287:28 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 08:258:25 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:499:49 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:001:00 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:122:12 PM | 16:004:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:004:00 PM | 18:006:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:004:00 PM | 16:304:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:004:00 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:457:45 PM | 21:129:12 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |