Monday 23 March 2015 · Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 02:562:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4212:42+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:441:44 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:526:52+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 | 24:42 00:4212:42 AM Tue | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Tue | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 15:363:36 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:441:44 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:102:10 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:282:28 PM | 15:593:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:473:47 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:527:52 PM | 21:229:22 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 25:211:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |