Thursday 4 May 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 08:408:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1211:12 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:419:41 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 46 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:166:16+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 | 11:1211:12 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 09:419:41 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 23:2211:22 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1211:12 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:176:17 AM | 08:018:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5310:53 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:234:23 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:185:18 PM | 20:038:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:067:06 PM | 20:548:54 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:038:03 PM | 21:259:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:038:03 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:038:03 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 25:341:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:231:23+1 AM | 27:113:11+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |