Monday 13 December 1954 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1212:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2510:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1311:13 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:3411:34 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 37 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
07:157:15 AM to 31:167:16 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 22:2510:25 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 23:5411:54 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Indra | 27:21 03:213:21 AM Tue | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:1311:13 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:16 07:167:16 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:378:37 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2910:29 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1711:17 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:001:00 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:092:09 PM | 15:523:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:523:52 PM | 17:555:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:523:52 PM | 16:234:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:523:52 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:475:47 PM | 19:197:19 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |