Monday 24 August 2009 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 08:278:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:426:42 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:426:42 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 44 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 06:426:42 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 27:28 03:283:28 AM Tue | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 14:282:28 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:426:42 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:171:17 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:201:20 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:302:30 PM | 16:064:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:023:02 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:533:53 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:444:44 PM | 19:177:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:177:17 PM | 20:478:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:177:17 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:177:17 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:109:10 PM | 22:4410:44 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 25:191:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |