Sunday 17 October 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 16:404:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:142:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4110:41 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 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 | 14:142:14 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 10:4110:41 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 20:058:05 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:142:14 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:525:52 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:3411:34 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 | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:523:52 PM | 17:225:22 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:434:43 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:484:48 PM | 18:116:11 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 26:162:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |