Sunday 16 May 1926 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 05:355:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:306:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:065:06 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:306:30 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 17 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
05:065:06 AM to 29:055:05 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 | 06:306:30 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 07:297:29 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śūla | 22:5110:51 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:306:30 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:05 05:055:05 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:065:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:065:06 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:493:49 PM | 17:365:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:295:29 PM | 18:266:26 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:365:36 PM | 19:237:23 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:358:35 PM | 22:2010:20 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |