Saturday 8 October 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 05:215:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:156:15+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:517:51 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 28 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Sun | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 07:517:51 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:445:44 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 07:567:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:306:30 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:167:16 AM | 08:028:02 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:554:55 PM | 18:376:37 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:063:06+1 AM | 28:484:48+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |