Tuesday 6 November 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:331:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:023:02 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 22 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52 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 | 27:02 03:023:02 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 09:149:14 AM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 08:368:36 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:132:13 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:558:55 AM | 09:369:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:451:45 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:135:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:135:13 PM | 19:027:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:135:13 PM | 17:405:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:135:13 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:575:57 PM | 19:427:42 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4010:40 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:254:25 AM+1 | 30:106:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |