Friday 2 January 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 19:407:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:345:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:268:26 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2311:23 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 42 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
08:268:26 AM to 32:268:26 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 | 17:345:34 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 18:466:46 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 11:2311:23 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:345:34 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 32:26 08:268:26 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:316:31 AM | 08:268:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:316:31 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 07:007:00 AM | 08:268:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:268:26 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:171:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:361:36 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:542:54 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:433:43 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 27:023:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |