Monday 30 April 2074 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 22:0710:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2312:23+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1711:17 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 52 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:275:27+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 | 24:23 00:2312:23 AM Tue | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | past sunrise | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Tue | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:1711:17 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:349:34 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:393:39 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:168:16 PM | 22:0310:03 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |