Wednesday 25 April 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:0611:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:301:30+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:225:22 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2012:20 PM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
05:225:22 AM to 29:215:21+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 | 25:30 01:301:30 AM Thu | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 12:2012:20 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 16:034:03 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:2012:20 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:563:56 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:563:56 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:225:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:225:22 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:027:02 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:438:43 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:356:35 PM | 20:228:22 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:175:17+1 AM | 31:047:04+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |