Saturday 3 May 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 14:342:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:483:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:383:38 PM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32+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 | 15:483:48 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 15:383:38 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sun | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:483:48 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:336:33 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 25:301:30+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 26:362:36+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |