Monday 28 July 2025 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 13:121:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:551:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:068:06 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 25 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 13:551:55 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 08:068:06 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 17:245:24 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:551:55 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:301:30 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:355:35 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:234:23 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:215:21 PM | 20:148:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:148:14 PM | 21:319:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:148:14 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:148:14 PM | 21:129:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:122:12 AM+1 | 27:563:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |