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Monday 20 July 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āṣāḍha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 13:161:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:303:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:145:14 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:303:30 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Punarvasu and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:374:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:145:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:592:59 PM–15:583:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:227:22 PM–21:099:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:527:52 PM–20:118:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:527:52 PM–20:488:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:047:04 AM–08:538:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:358:35 AM–10:2310:23 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–12:3312:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–14:012:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–16:124:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:583:58 PM–16:564:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta05:145:14 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Kāla07:047:04 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Śubha08:538:53 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Udvega12:3312:33 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Cara14:232:23 PM–16:124:12 PMneutral
Lābha16:124:12 PM–18:026:02 PMgood
Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:527:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:527:52 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Kāla22:1310:13 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Lābha23:2311:23 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3312:33+1 AM–25:441:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:441:44+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:542:54+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMgood
Cara28:044:04+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:145:14 AM to 29:155:15+1 AM

05:145:14 AM sunrise19:527:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:155:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:303:30 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 26:332:33+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 25:561:56+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:303:30 PM
Bavauntil 28:444:44+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:047:04 AM–08:538:53 AM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:527:52 PM–21:079:07 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09+1 AM–24:5712:57+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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:538:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:079:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī15:303:30 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī26:33 02:332:33 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaVarīyān25:56 01:561:56 AM TueParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:303:30 PMBava
VāraSomavāra29:15 05:155:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 758
Day length
14 h 38 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
09:129:12 AM
Moonset
22:0010:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:145:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:374:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:145:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:145:14 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:358:35 AM10:2310:23 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM14:012:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:564:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:592:59 PM15:583:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:583:58 PM16:564:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:564:56 PM19:527:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:227:22 PM21:099:09 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:527:52 PM21:079:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:527:52 PM20:118:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:527:52 PM20:488:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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