Saturday 17 September 1977 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 12:2312:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1510:15 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Pañcamī determinate
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:266:26 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
11:3511:35 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 29 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:215:21+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 | 10:1510:15 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 12:4312:43 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 06:266:26 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1510:15 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:205:20 AM | 06:536:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:205:20 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:106:10 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:495:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:495:49 PM | 19:217:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:495:49 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:495:49 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:585:58 PM | 19:287:28 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:582:58+1 AM | 28:284:28+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |