Saturday 8 January 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 20:458:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5410:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:567:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:479:47 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 39 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
07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56 AM+1
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 | 22:5410:54 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 12:1812:18 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 18:086:08 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:479:47 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:56 07:567:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:096:09 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:096:09 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:366:36 AM | 07:567:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:567:56 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:169:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:567:56 AM | 08:398:39 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:398:39 AM | 09:219:21 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0410:04 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:023:02 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:208:20 PM | 22:0710:07 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:037:03 AM+1 | 32:508:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |