Monday 31 August 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 23:2211:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1210:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 157 of 157 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5010:50 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | 22:1210:12 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 17:545:54 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 16:214:21 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:5010:50 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:323:32 PM | 17:075:07 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:593:59 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:297:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:297:29 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:297:29 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:297:29 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |