Saturday 11 December 1999 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 01:251:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:453:45 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:372:37 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 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 | 27:45 03:453:45 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 19:437:43 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 27:41 03:413:41 AM Sun | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:372:37 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:097:09 AM | 07:467:46 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:467:46 AM | 08:248:24 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:212:21 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:221:22 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:284:28 PM | 18:256:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:284:28 PM | 16:574:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:284:28 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 25:541:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |