Sunday 1 October 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 00:3112:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4612:46+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3212:32 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09+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 | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Mon | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 25:30 01:301:30 AM Mon | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 16:484:48 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:3212:32 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:312:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:593:59 PM | 17:285:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:224:22 PM | 18:026:02 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:225:22 PM | 18:096:09 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:285:28 PM | 18:566:56 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 25:271:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:465:46+1 AM | 31:297:29+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |