Sunday 23 May 2004 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 20:168:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3910:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:064:06 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:478:47 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
11:3511:35 AM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 15 h 00 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
04:064:06 AM to 28:054:05+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 | 22:3910:39 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 08:478:47 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śūla | 11:5511:55 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:299:29 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:05 04:054:05 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:542:54 AM | 04:064:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:542:54 AM | 03:303:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:123:12 AM | 04:064:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:064:06 AM | 07:067:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:067:06 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:281:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 19:067:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:065:06 PM | 18:066:06 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:135:13 PM | 19:067:06 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:067:06 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:067:06 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:067:06 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1210:12 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |