Tuesday 2 January 1945 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1712:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:431:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:378:37 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1812:18 PM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 30 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
08:378:37 AM to 32:378:37 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 | 25:43 01:431:43 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 12:1812:18 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 27:25 03:253:25 AM Wed | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:5612:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:37 08:378:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:416:41 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:416:41 AM | 07:397:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 07:107:10 AM | 08:378:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:378:37 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:3110:31 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 14:332:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:192:19 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:572:57 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:453:45 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 27:083:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |