Monday 20 November 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 09:019:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:478:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:068:06 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:478:47 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 55 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
08:068:06 AM to 32:078:07 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 | 08:478:47 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 16:234:23 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 13:571:57 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:478:47 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:07 08:078:07 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:136:13 AM | 08:068:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:136:13 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:426:42 AM | 08:068:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:068:06 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:209:20 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0510:05 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3211:32 AM | 13:091:09 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:231:23 PM | 14:032:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:223:22 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:016:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:016:01 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:016:01 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:016:01 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 25:561:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |