Tuesday 13 September 1938 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 04:334:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:583:58 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:184:18 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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 29:585:58 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 | 27:58 03:583:58 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 24:20 00:2012:20 AM Wed | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 23:2711:27 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:184:18 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:288:28 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:481:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:574:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:065:06 PM | 18:426:42 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:198:19 PM | 21:569:56 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |