Saturday 26 May 2001 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 23:4511:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:239:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:454:45 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:075:07 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 32 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
04:454:45 AM to 28:454:45+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 | 21:239:23 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 05:075:07 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 24:28 00:2812:28 AM Sun | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3510:35 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:213:21 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:213:21 AM | 04:034:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:423:42 AM | 04:454:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:454:45 AM | 07:277:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:454:45 AM | 06:276:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:454:45 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:395:39 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:277:27 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:499:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:176:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:194:19 PM | 17:485:48 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:176:17 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:176:17 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:176:17 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:161:16+1 AM | 26:462:46+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |