Monday 11 May 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 23:2211:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:181:18+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:435:43 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:417:41 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 17 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
05:435:43 AM to 29:425:42+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 | 25:18 01:181:18 AM Tue | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 07:517:51 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 07:417:41 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:2312:23 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:435:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:435:43 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:317:31 AM | 09:189:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:124:12 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:055:05 PM | 18:516:51 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1511:15 PM | 25:001:00+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 25:151:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |