Monday 29 September 2003 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:072:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1011:10 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1011:10 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 51 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 11:1011:10 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 16:244:24 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 12:4412:44 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1011:10 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:198:19 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:228:22 AM | 09:509:50 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:058:05 PM | 21:339:33 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:564:56 AM+1 | 30:246:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |