Tuesday 11 August 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 19:077:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:274:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 40 of 148 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:189:18 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 19 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 16:274:27 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 22:3610:36 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 09:189:18 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:274:27 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:248:24 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:199:19 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:113:11 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:116:11 PM | 19:397:39 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |