Tuesday 3 March 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:463:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:273:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:352:35 PM
Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:486:48 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 | 27:27 03:273:27 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 14:352:35 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 17:115:11 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:313:31 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:481:48 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |