Saturday 14 December 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 16:204:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:261:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:261:26 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3511:35 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18 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 | 13:261:26 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Sun | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 25:40 01:401:40 AM Sun | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:261:26 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:177:17 AM | 07:517:51 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:517:51 AM | 08:268:26 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1711:17 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2612:26 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:011:01 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:092:09 PM | 15:523:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:522:52 PM | 16:204:20 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:523:52 PM | 17:565:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:523:52 PM | 16:234:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:523:52 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:044:04 AM+1 | 29:325:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |