Sunday 22 March 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 02:272:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4711:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:071:07 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:3412:34 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:266:26 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 | 23:4711:47 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 25:13 01:131:13 AM Mon | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 18:126:12 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:071:07 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:261:26 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:373:37 PM | 17:095:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:035:03 PM | 17:515:51 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:095:09 PM | 18:406:40 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:488:48 PM | 22:1610:16 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |