Saturday 20 July 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 07:307:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:429:42 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:095:09 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:429:42 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 30 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
05:095:09 AM to 29:105:10 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 | 09:429:42 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 19:237:23 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 17:465:46 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:429:42 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:095:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:095:09 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:095:09 AM | 06:586:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:095:09 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:076:07 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1512:15 PM | 14:022:02 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:132:13 PM | 16:024:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:454:45 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:368:36 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 | 27:163:16 AM+1 | 29:025:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |