Sunday 8 December 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 09:269:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:398:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:398:39 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 01 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
07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM
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 | 08:398:39 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 08:568:56 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:4710:47 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:398:39 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:001:00 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:021:02 PM | 14:402:40 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:132:13 PM | 16:014:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:492:49 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:014:01 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:014:01 PM | 18:016:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:014:01 PM | 16:314:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:014:01 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5210:52 PM | 24:3012:30+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |