Monday 23 July 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 09:149:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:138:13 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:086:08 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 13 h 16 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:066:06+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 | 08:138:13 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 11:4911:49 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 06:086:08 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:138:13 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:457:45 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:101:10 PM | 14:032:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:232:23 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:562:56 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:496:49 PM | 20:238:23 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:478:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:104:10+1 AM | 29:445:44+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |