Monday 26 March 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 05:175:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:587:58 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 29 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:305:30 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:4611:46 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 06:496:49 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:376:37 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:224:22 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:297:29 AM | 09:189:18 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:412:41 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:206:20 PM | 20:098:09 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |