Monday 12 January 1959 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 04:224:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:444:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:517:51 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:349:34 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 06 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
07:517:51 AM to 31:507:50 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 | 28:44 04:444:44 AM Tue | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 09:349:34 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Tue | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:274:27 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:50 07:507:50 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:517:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:216:21 AM | 07:517:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:517:51 AM | 09:409:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:409:40 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 14:402:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:312:31 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:065:06 PM | 18:466:46 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:083:08 AM+1 | 28:494:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |