Monday 21 January 1980 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 17:435:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:522:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0012:00 PM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 30 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10 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 | 14:522:52 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 28:44 04:444:44 AM Tue | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 12:0012:00 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:522:52 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:052:05 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:522:52 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 17:405:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:405:40 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:405:40 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:405:40 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:249:24 PM | 22:5210:52 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |