Sunday 5 October 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 06:586:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:138:13 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:399:39 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 39 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 25:14 01:141:14 AM Mon | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 09:399:39 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 19:397:39 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:585:58 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:433:43 PM | 17:275:27 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:563:56 PM | 17:235:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:185:18 PM | 18:046:04 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:235:23 PM | 18:516:51 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:295:29 AM+1 | 31:117:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |