Saturday 27 August 1949 · Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 02:122:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0811:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3912:39 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 11 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 23:0811:08 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 14:082:08 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 18:306:30 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:3912:39 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:016:01 AM | 07:407:40 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:016:01 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:546:54 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:438:43 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:398:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:269:26 PM | 22:5310:53 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |