Sunday 6 January 1980 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 20:298:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4310:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:377:37 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:339:33 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 33 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
07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 22:4310:43 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Mon | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 13:221:22 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:339:33 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 15:583:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:153:15 PM | 17:105:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:543:54 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:583:58 PM | 17:105:10 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:204:20 PM | 18:076:07 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:105:10 PM | 19:067:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:105:10 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:105:10 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:033:03 AM+1 | 28:504:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |