Monday 5 October 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 23:5611:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:578:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2610:26 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 36 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:576:57+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 | 20:578:57 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 15:233:23 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 22:4710:47 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:2610:26 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:247:24 AM | 08:518:51 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:228:22 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:112:11 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:263:26 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:027:02 PM | 20:298:29 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:473:47+1 AM | 29:155:15+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |