Tuesday 19 December 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 21:039:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:347:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:328:32 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:102:10 PM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
08:328:32 AM to 32:338:33 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 | 19:347:34 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 21:179:17 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 14:102:10 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:347:34 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:33 08:338:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:366:36 AM | 08:328:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:366:36 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 07:057:05 AM | 08:328:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:328:32 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2510:25 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:262:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:373:37 PM | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 26:382:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |