Sunday 23 April 1939 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 22:4010:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:169:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:414:41 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0010:00 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 55 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
04:414:41 AM to 28:404:40 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 | 21:169:16 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 14:022:02 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 20:478:47 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:0010:00 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:40 04:404:40 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:213:21 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:213:21 AM | 04:014:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:413:41 AM | 04:414:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:414:41 AM | 07:287:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:146:14 AM | 07:487:48 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:287:28 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:454:45 PM | 17:415:41 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:524:52 PM | 18:376:37 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:267:26 PM | 20:598:59 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |