Friday 22 December 2017 · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 22:2810:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5312:53 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:059:05 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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
07:007:00 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 | 24:53 00:5312:53 AM Sat | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 21:419:41 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 09:059:05 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4311:43 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 17:455:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:455:45 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:455:45 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:455:45 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:062:06 AM+1 | 27:523:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |