Saturday 21 December 1918 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 22:2310:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0310:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:337:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:178:17 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
07:337:33 AM to 31:337:33 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 22:0310:03 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 08:178:17 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 21:259:25 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:0710:07 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:365:36 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:365:36 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:337:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:337:33 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:337:33 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:337:33 AM | 08:118:11 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:118:11 AM | 08:488:48 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 16:594:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:594:59 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:594:59 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:594:59 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:239:23 PM | 23:0211:02 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:137:13 AM+1 | 32:518:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |