Saturday 26 May 2001 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 04:454:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:232:23+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:298:29 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 22 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:585:58+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 | 26:23 02:232:23 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 10:0710:07 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śūla | 08:298:29 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:353:35 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:595:59 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:595:59 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:566:56 AM | 07:547:54 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:343:34 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:389:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:199:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:199:19 PM | 22:4810:48 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 25:341:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |