Sunday 15 August 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:174:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:288:28 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 35 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 16:174:17 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Mon | Citrā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 08:288:28 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:174:17 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:171:17 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:241:24 PM | 15:053:05 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:333:33 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:414:41 PM | 18:236:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:225:22 PM | 20:058:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:166:16 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:236:23 PM | 20:058:05 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:058:05 PM | 21:289:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:058:05 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:058:05 PM | 21:079:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3011:30 PM | 25:111:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |