Monday 26 March 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 05:175:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:587:58 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:376:37 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 16 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:067:06 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:4611:46 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | past sunrise | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:376:37 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:575:57 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:349:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:297:29 AM | 09:189:18 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:349:34 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:391:39 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:074:07 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:206:20 PM | 20:098:09 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |