Sunday 24 December 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 18:486:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:135:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:237:23 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4911:49 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 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
07:237:23 AM to 31:237:23 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 | 17:135:13 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 11:4911:49 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 20:028:02 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:135:13 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:237:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:237:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:237:23 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:051:05 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:132:13 PM | 15:563:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:482:48 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:393:39 PM | 17:115:11 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:563:56 PM | 18:006:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:563:56 PM | 16:274:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:563:56 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 26:222:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |