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Saturday 17 November 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Kārtika Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 19:257:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:244:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:277:27 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1210:12 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 46° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 46° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:277:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3212:32 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0712:07 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:277:27 AM–08:498:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:277:27 AM–08:118:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:118:11 AM–08:558:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1110:11 AM–11:3211:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:162:16 PM–15:373:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:203:20 PM–16:484:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Kāla07:277:27 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Śubha08:498:49 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Roga10:1110:11 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Udvega11:3211:32 AM–12:5412:54 PMavoid
Cara12:5412:54 PM–14:162:16 PMneutral
Lābha14:162:16 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Amṛta15:373:37 PM–16:594:59 PMgood
Kāla16:594:59 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:216:21 PM–19:597:59 PMgood
Udvega19:597:59 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Śubha21:379:37 PM–23:1611:16 PMgood
Amṛta23:1611:16 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1good
Cara24:5412:54 AM+1–26:332:33 AM+1neutral
Roga26:332:33 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:114:11 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:505:50 AM+1–31:287:28 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:277:27 AM to 31:287:28 AM+1

07:277:27 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 31:287:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:244:24 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 28:314:31 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 10:1210:12 AM
Śūlauntil 30:496:49 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:244:24 PM
Bavauntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1110:11 AM–11:3211:32 AM
Abhijit 12:3212:32 PM–13:161:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30 AM+1–25:181:18 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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3211:32 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:244:24 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā28:31 04:314:31 AM SunUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhṛti10:1210:12 AMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:244:24 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra31:28 07:287:28 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 783
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
10:4510:45 AM
Moonset
21:549:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:435:43 AM07:277:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:435:43 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:277:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:277:27 AM09:389:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:277:27 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:277:27 AM08:118:11 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:118:11 AM08:558:55 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:389:38 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:203:20 PM16:484:48 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0712:07 AM+125:351:35 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30 AM+125:181:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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