Saturday 20 June 2015 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 21:599:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1211:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3110:31 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:5112:51 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 14 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:345:34 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 | 23:1211:12 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 11:0111:01 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 15:033:03 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3110:31 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:345:34 AM | 07:237:23 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:345:34 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:326:32 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 17:135:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:135:13 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:059:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 25:151:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 26:432:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |