Sunday 27 December 1908 · Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 12:3812:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:589:58 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
06:496:49 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:589:58 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 30 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 09:589:58 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 20:238:23 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 21:129:12 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:589:58 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:553:55 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:004:00 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:023:02 AM+1 | 28:314:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |