Sunday 18 April 2010 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 20:158:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:277:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:494:49 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 42 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
04:494:49 AM to 28:474:47 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 | 19:277:27 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 21:159:15 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 13:561:56 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:537:53 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:473:47 AM | 04:494:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:494:49 AM | 07:337:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:337:33 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:171:17 PM | 14:532:53 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:053:05 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:414:41 PM | 17:365:36 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:484:48 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:046:04 PM | 19:397:39 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:452:45 AM+1 | 28:194:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |