Saturday 23 November 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 14:542:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4311:43 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 18 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4311:43 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 33 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 11:4311:43 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 12:4012:40 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 25:49 01:491:49 AM Sun | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4311:43 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:506:50 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:297:29 AM | 08:078:07 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:218:21 AM | 09:479:47 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:292:29 PM | 16:244:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:244:24 PM | 18:196:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:244:24 PM | 16:534:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:244:24 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:028:02 PM | 21:309:30 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:524:52 AM+1 | 30:216:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |