Monday 17 August 1931 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 18:286:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:223:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:394:39 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
04:534:53 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 10 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
04:394:39 AM to 28:404:40 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 | 15:223:22 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 23:1611:16 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 21:589:58 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 04:534:53 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:40 04:404:40 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:203:20 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:203:20 AM | 04:004:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:403:40 AM | 04:394:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:394:39 AM | 07:297:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:256:25 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:297:29 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:069:06 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:023:02 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:495:49 PM | 19:167:16 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |