Saturday 4 September 1943 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 10:0110:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5010:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5010:50 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 57 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 10:5010:50 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 12:5012:50 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 28:30 04:304:30 AM Sun | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:5010:50 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:268:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:496:49 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:417:41 AM | 08:328:32 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:105:10 PM | 19:467:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:396:39 PM | 20:198:19 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:467:46 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:467:46 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:467:46 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:374:37 AM+1 | 30:176:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |