Sunday 18 April 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 20:158:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:277:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 48 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:446:44+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 | 19:277:27 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 21:159:15 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 13:561:56 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:537:53 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:171:17 PM | 14:532:53 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:214:21 PM | 17:575:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:337:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:505:50 PM | 18:416:41 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:575:57 PM | 19:337:33 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:046:04 PM | 19:397:39 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:337:33 PM | 21:029:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:337:33 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:337:33 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 25:321:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:452:45+1 AM | 28:194:19+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |