Sunday 29 December 2019 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 02:462:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:254:25+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4610:46 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM
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 | 28:25 04:254:25 AM Mon | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 11:0011:00 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 10:4610:46 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:313:31 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:184:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:223:22 PM | 17:085:08 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:184:18 PM | 17:465:46 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:531:53+1 AM | 27:383:38+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |