Saturday 12 February 1921 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 13:581:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:043:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:257:25 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5811:58 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 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
07:257:25 AM to 31:247:24 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 | 15:043:04 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 11:5811:58 AM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 23:2611:26 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:043:04 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:24 07:247:24 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:375:37 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:375:37 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:046:04 AM | 07:257:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:257:25 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:257:25 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:078:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:078:07 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:012:01 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 26:172:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |