Tuesday 15 May 1945 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:398:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:576:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:437:43 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 16 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:066:06 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 | 18:576:57 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 20:328:32 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 13:101:10 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:437:43 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:559:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:315:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:373:37 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:494:49 PM | 18:366:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:315:31 PM | 20:238:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:238:23 PM | 21:409:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:238:23 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:238:23 PM | 21:219:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |