Saturday 16 December 2023 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 20:018:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:315:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:466:46 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM
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 | 17:315:31 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 26:07 02:072:07 AM Sun | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Sun | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:466:46 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:105:10 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 07:507:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:306:30 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:137:13 AM | 07:557:55 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:377:37 AM | 09:069:06 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:282:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:304:30 PM | 17:595:59 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:505:50+1 AM | 31:197:19+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |