Saturday 25 March 1939 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 12:0512:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0112:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 27 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:288:28 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 14 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 12:0112:01 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 08:288:28 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 19:007:00 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0112:01 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:575:57 AM | 07:297:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:575:57 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:466:46 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:348:34 PM | 22:1110:11 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |