Thursday 13 January 2005 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 06:376:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:533:53+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:189:18 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 57 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+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 | 27:53 03:533:53 AM Fri | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 09:189:18 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 26:03 02:032:03 AM Fri | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:105:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:345:34 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:345:34 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:006:00 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:197:19 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5810:58 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:213:21 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:553:55 PM | 17:245:24 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 26:132:13+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |