Monday 2 May 1949 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:169:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:099:09 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 24 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
05:255:25 AM to 29:245:24 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 | 21:169:16 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 21:229:22 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 12:1312:13 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:099:09 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:521:52 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 16:134:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:013:01 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:593:59 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:497:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:497:49 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:497:49 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:497:49 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |