Sunday 28 September 2014 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 17:575:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:196:19 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43+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 | 18:196:19 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 26:03 02:032:03 AM Mon | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 23:3111:31 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:196:19 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:007:00 AM | 08:398:39 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:092:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 17:085:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:564:56 PM | 18:356:35 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:035:03 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:085:08 PM | 18:386:38 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:066:06+1 AM | 31:447:44+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |