Tuesday 1 July 2014 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:2610:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5412:54 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:574:57 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3911:39 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 50 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
04:574:57 AM to 28:574:57 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 | 24:54 00:5412:54 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 17:215:21 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:57 01:571:57 AM Wed | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:3911:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:204:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:024:02 AM | 04:574:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:574:57 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:557:55 AM | 08:548:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:333:33 PM | 17:215:21 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:044:04 PM | 17:565:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:009:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |