Thursday 23 February 1939 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 22:0510:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4510:45 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 20 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 23:1811:18 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 25:00 01:001:00 AM Fri | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 16:594:59 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:4510:45 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:326:32 AM | 07:577:57 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:511:51 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:502:50 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:515:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:515:51 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:515:51 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:515:51 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2610:26 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |