Tuesday 3 August 1954 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 06:236:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:327:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:327:32 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 08 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:215:21 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 | 07:327:32 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 17:345:34 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śiva | 16:264:26 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:327:32 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:108:10 AM | 09:069:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:469:46 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:563:56 PM | 17:425:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:287:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:287:28 PM | 20:478:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:287:28 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:287:28 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:502:50 AM+1 | 28:364:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |