Monday 14 January 2058 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 11:4811:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:351:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
07:367:36 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:351:35 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 43 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 31:357:35 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 13:351:35 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Tue | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 24:33 00:3312:33 AM Tue | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:351:35 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:367:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:367:36 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:511:51 PM | 15:353:35 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:432:43 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:475:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |