Monday 9 June 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:283:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:494:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī 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
16:494:49 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 14 h 36 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 29:545:54 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 | 16:494:49 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Tue | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 21:269:26 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:494:49 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:097:09 AM | 08:538:53 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:411:41 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:355:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:374:37 PM | 17:355:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:355:35 PM | 20:308:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:365:36 PM | 19:217:21 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:308:30 PM | 21:459:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:308:30 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:308:30 PM | 21:279:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |