Monday 27 July 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 22:4110:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1112:11 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:267:26 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 09 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16 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 | 24:11 00:1112:11 AM Tue | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 20:238:23 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 07:267:26 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:2211:22 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:261:26 PM | 15:103:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:053:05 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:413:41 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:374:37 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:345:34 PM | 20:248:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:248:24 PM | 21:439:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:248:24 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:248:24 PM | 21:239:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:204:20 AM+1 | 30:066:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |