Tuesday 25 March 2008 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 23:2211:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:371:37 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2812:28 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 25:37 01:371:37 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | past sunrise | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 16:274:27 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:2812:28 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:288:28 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:581:58 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5510:55 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5510:55 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 |