Monday 27 January 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 06:586:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 33:379:37 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:198:19 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:512:51 PM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
13:261:26 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 14 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
08:198:19 AM to 32:188:18 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 22:0510:05 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 14:512:51 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 20:198:19 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:18 08:188:18 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:296:29 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:296:29 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:566:56 AM | 08:198:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:198:19 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 15:593:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:522:52 PM | 16:404:40 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:116:11 AM+1 | 31:587:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |