Wednesday 12 March 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:399:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:297:29 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3810:38 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
07:297:29 AM to 31:287:28 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 | 21:399:39 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 16:444:44 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Indra | 25:16 01:161:16 AM Thu | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3810:38 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:28 07:287:28 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:166:16 AM | 07:297:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:297:29 AM | 09:519:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:519:51 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:001:00 PM | 14:292:29 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:177:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:177:17 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:177:17 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:177:17 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:591:59 AM+1 | 27:313:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |