Monday 23 February 1981 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 10:4210:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4812:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4812:48 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 04 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
07:007:00 AM to 30:596:59 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 12:4812:48 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 28:25 04:254:25 AM Tue | Svātī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 19:217:21 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:4812:48 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 09:469:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:551:55 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:073:07 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:179:17 PM | 23:0411:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |