Sunday 14 January 2024 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 21:309:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:306:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
07:187:18 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:587:58 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 33 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
07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18 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 | 18:306:30 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 21:379:37 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 16:104:10 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:587:58 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:187:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:187:18 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:282:28 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:562:56 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:063:06 PM | 16:334:33 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:303:30 AM+1 | 28:584:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |