Monday 19 May 2003 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1311:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:038:03 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 18 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:325:32 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 23:1311:13 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 08:038:03 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 17:555:55 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:2112:21 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:356:35 AM | 08:038:03 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:528:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3210:32 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:521:52 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:183:18 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:055:05 PM | 18:356:35 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:062:06 AM+1 | 27:373:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |