Tuesday 4 December 2001 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:001:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1011:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0712:07 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 05 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57+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 | 23:1011:10 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 17:305:30 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śukla | 14:422:42 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:0712:07 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:458:45 AM | 09:219:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:001:00 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:122:12 PM | 16:014:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:123:12 PM | 16:444:44 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:014:01 PM | 18:016:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:014:01 PM | 16:314:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:014:01 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0010:00 PM | 22:5910:59 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:041:04+1 AM | 26:352:35+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |