Monday 29 July 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 07:087:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:306:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:306:30 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 30 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43 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 | 06:306:30 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 22:3710:37 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 27:41 03:413:41 AM Tue | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:306:30 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:555:55 AM | 07:307:30 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:307:30 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:261:26 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:283:28 PM | 17:035:03 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:204:20 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:185:18 PM | 20:128:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:128:12 PM | 21:289:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:128:12 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:128:12 PM | 21:099:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:211:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |