Saturday 14 August 1999 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 04:034:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:174:17+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:054:05 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 20 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47+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 | 28:17 04:174:17 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 16:344:34 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Siddha | 20:288:28 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:054:05 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:475:47 AM | 07:207:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:475:47 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:366:36 AM | 07:267:26 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:119:11 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:241:24+1 AM | 27:053:05+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |