Saturday 7 May 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 18:376:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:037:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:184:18 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:546:54 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 38 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
04:184:18 AM to 28:174:17 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 | 19:037:03 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 11:4911:49 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 19:307:30 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:546:54 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:17 04:174:17 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:033:03 AM | 04:184:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:033:03 AM | 03:413:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:223:22 AM | 04:184:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:184:18 AM | 07:147:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:184:18 AM | 06:086:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:184:18 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:175:17 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:147:14 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:298:29 PM | 22:0810:08 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:162:16 AM+1 | 27:553:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |