Monday 12 November 1923 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 12:2612:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:369:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī boundary
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 12 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57 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 | 09:369:36 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 08:448:44 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 20:318:31 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:369:36 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:177:17 AM | 08:448:44 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:138:13 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:252:25 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:455:45 PM | 19:157:15 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:462:46 AM+1 | 28:174:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |