Sunday 23 May 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 20:168:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3910:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:478:47 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 22:3910:39 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 08:478:47 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śūla | 11:5511:55 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:299:29 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3912:39 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 | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:333:33 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:065:06 PM | 18:006:00 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:135:13 PM | 18:536:53 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1210:12 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |