Sunday 2 June 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 14:022:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:037:03 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 50 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
05:005:00 AM to 28:594:59 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 | 11:3911:39 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 07:037:03 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 15:363:36 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3911:39 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:59 04:594:59 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:302:30 PM | 15:593:59 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:074:07 PM | 17:585:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:524:52 PM | 19:507:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:515:51 PM | 18:506:50 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:585:58 PM | 19:507:50 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:507:50 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:507:50 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:507:50 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |