Sunday 24 December 2006 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 13:481:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1312:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 12:1312:13 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 06:496:49 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 15:023:02 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1312:13 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:432:43 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:263:26 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:386:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:175:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:507:50 PM | 21:229:22 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |