Saturday 26 March 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 17:215:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:076:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5811:58 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 18:076:07 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 11:5811:58 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 20:448:44 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:076:07 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:146:14 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:146:14 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:526:52 AM | 08:348:34 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:037:03 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 26:092:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |