Monday 20 April 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 04:554:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:167:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:167:16 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 47 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:445:44 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 | 07:167:16 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | past sunrise | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 19:087:08 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:167:16 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:307:30 AM | 09:139:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:421:42 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 14:022:02 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:232:23 PM | 16:064:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:572:57 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:523:52 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:484:48 PM | 19:337:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:337:33 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:337:33 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:337:33 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4110:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |