Monday 6 February 1984 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:133:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:445:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:445:44 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 23 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:207:20 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 | 17:445:44 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 28:49 04:494:49 AM Tue | Revatī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 28:16 04:164:16 AM Tue | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:445:44 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:595:59 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 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 | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:292:29 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2711:27 PM | 25:141:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |