Sunday 16 November 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 03:343:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2512:25+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0710:07 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 22 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45+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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 24:25 00:2512:25 AM Mon | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 26:32 02:322:32 AM Mon | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Siddha | 10:0710:07 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:571:57 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:551:55 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:132:13 PM | 16:054:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:502:50 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:054:05 PM | 18:036:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:054:05 PM | 16:354:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:054:05 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:325:32 PM | 18:586:58 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |