Saturday 18 June 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 20:528:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4910:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:479:47 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 53 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 22:4910:49 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 12:2912:29 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 18:306:30 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:479:47 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:535:53 AM | 07:447:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:535:53 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:526:52 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:492:49 PM | 17:475:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:113:11 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:483:48 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:475:47 PM | 20:468:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:468:46 PM | 21:599:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:468:46 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:468:46 PM | 21:409:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:472:47 AM+1 | 28:344:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |