Monday 28 December 1992 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 12:4812:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:013:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:367:36 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:013:01 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 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
07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 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 | 15:013:01 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 26:20 02:202:20 AM Tue | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:59 01:591:59 AM Tue | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:013:01 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:36 07:367:36 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 05:405:40 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 05:405:40 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 06:096:09 AM | 07:367:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 07:367:36 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 08:478:47 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgava | 09:309:30 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhna | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijit | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:161:16 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 13:311:31 PM | 14:422:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijaya | 13:541:54 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 14:322:32 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kāla | 14:442:44 PM | 16:314:31 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhna | 15:103:10 PM | 17:035:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 17:035:03 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 17:035:03 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 17:035:03 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśītha | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |