Friday 12 November 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 19:017:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:439:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
07:477:47 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 20 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
07:477:47 AM to 31:487:48 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 | 21:439:43 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 20:378:37 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 09:429:42 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:228:22 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:48 07:487:48 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:585:58 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:585:58 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:256:25 AM | 07:477:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:477:47 AM | 09:519:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:519:51 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:519:51 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:171:17 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:231:23 PM | 15:123:12 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:496:49 PM | 20:378:37 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:211:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 31:277:27 AM+1 | 33:159:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |