Tuesday 20 March 1900 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:3910:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1412:14 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:048:04 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 24:14 00:1412:14 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 14:122:12 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 08:048:04 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:2911:29 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:548:54 AM | 09:429:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:333:33 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:158:15 PM | 21:589:58 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |