Saturday 8 January 2011 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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
05:195:19 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:479:47 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 80° above N. Day length 14 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
05:195:19 AM to 29:205:20 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 | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:195:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:195:19 AM | 08:098:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:195:19 AM | 07:057:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:195:19 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:166:16 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:098:09 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:268:26 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 | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |