Monday 29 May 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 13:051:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0710:07 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:434:43 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:076:07 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 15 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
04:434:43 AM to 28:434:43 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 | 10:0710:07 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 12:2512:25 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 06:076:07 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0710:07 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:43 04:434:43 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:044:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:453:45 AM | 04:434:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:434:43 AM | 07:347:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 08:178:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:347:34 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:103:10 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:557:55 PM | 21:269:26 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |