Saturday 2 September 2000 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 11:1711:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1010:10 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:599:59 AM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 10:1010:10 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 14:522:52 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 09:599:59 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1010:10 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:585:58 AM | 07:327:32 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:585:58 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:486:48 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:338:33 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:368:36 PM | 22:1410:14 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |