Sunday 4 December 2005 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 03:093:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3412:34+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:037:03 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:511:51 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 24 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
07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04+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 | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Mon | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Mon | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:51 00:5112:51 AM Mon | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:511:51 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:04 07:047:04 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 07:037:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:037:03 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:201:20 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:232:23 PM | 15:523:52 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:133:13 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:284:28 PM | 18:256:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:284:28 PM | 16:574:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:284:28 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |