Tuesday 28 April 2009 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5310:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:235:23 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:446:44 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 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
05:235:23 AM to 29:225:22+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 | Śukla Caturthī | 22:5310:53 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 07:397:39 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 06:446:44 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:1512:15 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:235:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:235:23 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:587:58 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:172:17 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:414:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:389:38 PM | 23:0611:06 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4410:44 PM | 23:2811:28 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |