Tuesday 2 May 1972 · Beijing, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:403:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:355:35+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:145:14 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:595:59 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 55 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
05:145:14 AM to 29:135:13+1 AM
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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 15:323:32 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Parigha | 05:595:59 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:404:40 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:145:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:145:14 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:465:46 AM | 07:337:33 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:018:01 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:255:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 26:052:05+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |