Wednesday 21 July 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 21:269:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1210:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:529:52 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 13 h 14 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09+1 AM
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 | 22:1210:12 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 28:31 04:314:31 AM Thu | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Thu | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:529:52 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:191:19 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:572:57 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:469:46 PM | 23:2711:27 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 25:091:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |