Monday 21 May 1973 · Beijing, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:228:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5410:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:554:55 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:586:58 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 32 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
04:554:55 AM to 28:544:54+1 AM
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 | 22:5410:54 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 26:27 02:272:27 AM Tue | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 06:586:58 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:399:39 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:174:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:583:58 AM | 04:554:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:554:55 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:446:44 AM | 08:338:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1310:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:353:35 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:334:33 PM | 19:277:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:277:27 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:277:27 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:277:27 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:039:03 PM | 22:5110:51 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |