Sunday 18 December 1955 · Bucharest, Romania
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 17:095:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:287:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:477:47 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
19:047:04 PM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 50 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
07:477:47 AM to 31:477:47 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 | 19:287:28 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Mon | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 19:047:04 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:287:28 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:47 07:477:47 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:455:45 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:455:45 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:166:16 AM | 07:477:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:477:47 AM | 09:339:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:339:33 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:001:00 PM | 14:472:47 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:242:24 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:512:51 PM | 16:374:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:263:26 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 16:374:37 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:374:37 PM | 18:386:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:374:37 PM | 17:075:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:374:37 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:574:57 AM+1 | 30:426:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |