Sunday 30 October 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 17:435:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:173:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:272:27 PM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 34 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 15:173:17 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 14:272:27 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 26:29 02:292:29 AM Mon | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:173:17 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:492:49 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:275:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:034:03 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:084:08 PM | 17:275:27 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:275:27 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:275:27 PM | 17:545:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:275:27 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0610:06 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |