Monday 23 December 1968 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:363:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:308:30 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 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 | 13:001:00 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:308:30 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 17:085:08 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:001:00 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:076:07 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:471:47 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:292:29 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:005:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:005:00 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:005:00 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:005:00 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:209:20 PM | 22:5110:51 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |