Tuesday 31 March 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1912:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:219:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:008:00 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 21:219:21 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 08:008:00 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 08:388:38 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:4610:46 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:378:37 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:007:00 PM | 20:288:28 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:483:48 AM+1 | 29:165:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |