Tuesday 30 July 1957 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:381:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2210:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5711:57 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 15 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:185:18 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 | 22:2210:22 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 13:551:55 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 18:426:42 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5711:57 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:088:08 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:128:12 AM | 09:389:38 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5312:53 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 | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:583:58 PM | 17:455:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:414:41 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 20:508:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:278:27 PM | 21:559:55 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:115:11 AM+1 | 30:386:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |