Monday 14 November 1977 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 04:374:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:221:22+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:107:10 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 28 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:426:42+1 AM
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 | 25:22 01:221:22 AM Tue | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 19:567:56 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 07:107:10 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:572:57 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:029:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:461:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:371:37 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:132:13 PM | 15:393:39 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:152:15 PM | 16:084:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:084:08 PM | 18:056:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:084:08 PM | 16:374:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:084:08 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:306:30 PM | 19:567:56 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:384:38+1 AM | 30:066:06+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |