Thursday 3 August 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 00:5612:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4510:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:446:44 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 56 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:226:22+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 | 22:4510:45 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 07:237:23 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 06:446:44 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4611:46 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:216:21 AM | 08:058:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:142:14 PM | 15:453:45 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:344:34 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:305:30 PM | 20:178:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:178:17 PM | 21:389:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:178:17 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:178:17 PM | 21:179:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 25:431:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |