Saturday 22 March 1969 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 12:2412:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:291:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:291:29 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 13:291:29 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 14:472:47 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | past sunrise | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:291:29 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:206:20 AM | 07:517:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:206:20 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:097:09 AM | 07:577:57 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:239:23 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:399:39 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:283:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:533:53 AM+1 | 29:385:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |