Tuesday 29 January 1963 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:283:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:287:28 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:001:00 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 06 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
07:287:28 AM to 31:277:27 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 | 13:001:00 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 13:111:11 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Wed | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:001:00 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:27 07:277:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 05:375:37 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 05:375:37 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 06:056:05 AM | 07:287:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 07:287:28 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgava | 09:299:29 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 09:299:29 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhna | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijit | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:471:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:321:32 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijaya | 14:122:12 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 15:033:03 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhna | 15:333:33 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 17:355:35 PM | 19:267:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 17:355:35 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 17:355:35 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjya | 22:0410:04 PM | 23:3311:33 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrta | 23:0811:08 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśītha | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kāla | 30:586:58 AM+1 | 32:268:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |