Saturday 31 January 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 05:405:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:512:51 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoTila Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
08:168:16 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5110:51 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
13:261:26 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 20 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
08:168:16 AM to 32:168:16 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 | 26:51 02:512:51 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 22:4010:40 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 10:5110:51 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:144:14 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 32:16 08:168:16 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:276:27 AM | 08:168:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:276:27 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:546:54 AM | 08:168:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:168:16 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:168:16 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:399:39 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2010:20 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:024:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:103:10 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:233:23 PM | 16:504:50 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:334:33 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 31:297:29 AM+1 | 32:578:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |