Saturday 7 June 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 16:464:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:122:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
03:483:48 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:122:12 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 15 h 42 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
03:483:48 AM to 27:483:48+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 | 14:122:12 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 24:01 00:0112:01 AM Sun | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Sun | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:122:12 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 27:48 03:483:48 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:422:42 AM | 03:483:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:422:42 AM | 03:153:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 02:582:58 AM | 03:483:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:483:48 AM | 06:566:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 03:483:48 AM | 05:465:46 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 03:483:48 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:514:51 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 06:566:56 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:019:01 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:371:37 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 19:307:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:016:01 PM | 19:317:31 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:307:30 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:307:30 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:307:30 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |