Monday 31 July 1995 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:598:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:099:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
05:005:00 AM to 29:015:01+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 | 21:099:09 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 10:4510:45 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 15:363:36 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:079:07 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:353:35 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:353:35 AM | 04:184:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:563:56 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 07:407:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:208:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:407:40 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:472:47 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:086:08 PM | 19:467:46 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:593:59+1 AM | 29:375:37+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |