Monday 17 October 1966 · Erbil, Iraq
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 22:1410:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:318:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:179:17 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 14 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 20:318:31 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 17:185:18 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 27:36 03:363:36 AM Tue | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:179:17 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:237:23 AM | 08:558:55 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:382:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:411:41 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:262:26 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:265:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:265:26 PM | 19:087:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:265:26 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:265:26 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4910:49 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |