Monday 24 July 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:258:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5110:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:389:38 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 25 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 22:5110:51 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 23:2011:20 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 13:441:44 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:389:38 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:531:53 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:512:51 PM | 17:445:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:483:48 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:084:08 PM | 17:565:56 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:464:46 PM | 17:445:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:445:44 PM | 20:378:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:378:37 PM | 21:539:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:378:37 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:378:37 PM | 21:349:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |