Sunday 20 August 1989 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 03:273:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2612:26 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 162 of 162 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3210:32 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 30 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 24:26 00:2612:26 AM Mon | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 15:563:56 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 10:3210:32 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:561:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:021:02 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:211:21 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:245:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:363:36 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:444:44 PM | 18:256:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:245:24 PM | 20:068:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:186:18 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:256:25 PM | 20:068:06 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:068:06 PM | 21:319:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:068:06 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:068:06 PM | 21:099:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:522:52 AM+1 | 28:194:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |