Saturday 3 December 2016 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 00:2712:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:551:55+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:456:45 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM
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 | 25:55 01:551:55 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 07:467:46 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 06:456:45 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:141:14 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:176:17 AM | 07:397:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:176:17 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:017:01 AM | 07:447:44 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:234:23 PM | 18:076:07 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:442:44+1 AM | 28:274:27+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |