Saturday 12 March 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 23:4211:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:338:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0510:05 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:426:42+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 | 20:338:33 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:453:45 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Indra | 23:4611:46 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:0510:05 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:436:43 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:317:31 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:179:17 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:351:35 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:571:57+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |