Monday 5 May 2003 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:393:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:355:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4912:49 PM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 05 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:495:49 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 | 17:355:35 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 12:4912:49 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 23:2311:23 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:355:35 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:219:21 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 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 | 14:172:17 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:104:10 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:557:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:557:55 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:557:55 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:557:55 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:589:58 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:044:04 AM+1 | 29:495:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |