Monday 6 August 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 08:248:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:438:43 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:438:43 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 05 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 08:438:43 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 25:28 01:281:28 AM Tue | Revatī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 18:256:25 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:438:43 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:167:16 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:503:50 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:238:23 PM | 22:0410:04 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |