Sunday 7 May 2000 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 03:033:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0412:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:321:32 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:385:38 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 | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Mon | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 16:054:05 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 21:249:24 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:321:32 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:078:07 AM | 09:349:34 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:501:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:015:01 PM | 17:535:53 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:075:07 PM | 18:466:46 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4611:46 PM | 25:141:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:534:53 AM+1 | 30:216:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |