Sunday 7 August 1921 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 17:195:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:312:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:587:58 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 05 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 14:312:31 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 15:283:28 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 07:587:58 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:312:31 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:528:52 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:182:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:034:03 PM | 17:495:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:425:42 PM | 18:386:38 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:495:49 PM | 19:357:35 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |