Saturday 7 June 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, 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
04:584:58 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:122:12 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 55 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
04:584:58 AM to 28:584:58+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 | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:224:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 04:584:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:584:58 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:584:58 AM | 06:506:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:584:58 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:585:58 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:3410:34 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 | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:551:55 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 16:104:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:544:54 PM | 19:537:53 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 | 19:537:53 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:537:53 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:537:53 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |