Monday 11 December 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 01:511:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3411:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:267:26 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4312:43 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 30 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
07:267:26 AM to 31:277:27 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 | 23:3411:34 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:464:46 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 23:2611:26 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:4312:43 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:27 07:277:27 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:305:30 AM | 07:267:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:305:30 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:595:59 AM | 07:267:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:267:26 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 09:499:49 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:242:24 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:564:56 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:564:56 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:308:30 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:285:28 AM+1 | 30:586:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |