Sunday 16 December 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 06:296:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:593:59 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:477:47 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3811:38 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 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
07:477:47 AM to 31:487:48 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 | 27:59 03:593:59 AM Mon | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 12:3212:32 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 11:3811:38 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:095:09 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:48 07:487:48 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:006:00 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:006:00 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:276:27 AM | 07:477:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:477:47 AM | 09:549:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:549:54 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:443:44 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:164:16 PM | 17:465:46 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:584:58 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:035:03 PM | 18:226:22 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 26:432:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |