Saturday 23 August 1986 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 23:5711:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0312:03 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 161 of 161 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:229:22 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.
Noon
13:211:21 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 24 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 24:03 00:0312:03 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 09:229:22 AM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 22:1410:14 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:5411:54 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:396:39 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:396:39 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:327:32 AM | 08:268:26 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:353:35 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:225:22 PM | 20:038:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:038:03 PM | 21:289:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:038:03 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:038:03 PM | 21:069:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:559:55 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |