Saturday 23 June 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 23:5411:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0612:06+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0312:03 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 89° above N. Day length 13 h 29 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55+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 | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | past sunrise | Maghā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 26:27 02:272:27 AM Sun | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:0312:03 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:367:36 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:555:55 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:496:49 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 16:024:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:542:54 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:436:43 PM | 20:228:22 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:384:38+1 AM | 30:176:17+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |