Saturday 10 May 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 20:128:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:188:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:524:52 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:076:07 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
04:524:52 AM to 28:524:52+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 | 20:188:18 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 06:076:07 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 07:487:48 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:108:10 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:094:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:483:48 AM | 04:524:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:524:52 AM | 07:317:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:524:52 AM | 06:326:32 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:524:52 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:455:45 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:317:31 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:118:11 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:532:53 PM | 16:344:34 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:448:44 PM | 22:2510:25 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |