Wednesday 18 December 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 03:243:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:362:36 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1012:10 PM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 13 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 26:36 02:362:36 AM Thu | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 17:405:40 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Indra | 12:1012:10 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:023:02 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:219:21 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3810:38 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:176:17 AM+1 | 31:517:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |