Sunday 31 May 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 05:555:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:198:19 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:446:44 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 40 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | past sunrise | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:446:44 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 19:067:06 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:433:43 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:544:54 PM | 18:426:42 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:564:56 PM | 18:466:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:405:40 PM | 20:368:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:396:39 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:466:46 PM | 20:368:36 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:368:36 PM | 21:509:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:368:36 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:368:36 PM | 21:329:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:413:41 AM+1 | 29:285:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |