Monday 1 May 2006 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 10:0810:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:329:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:329:32 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 57 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53+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 | 09:329:32 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 12:2512:25 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Tue | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:329:32 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:123:12 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:084:08 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:517:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:517:51 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:517:51 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:517:51 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:089:08 PM | 22:4810:48 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 25:161:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:572:57+1 AM | 28:364:36+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |