Tuesday 22 September 2009 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:118:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:397:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:497:49 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:426:42 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 | 19:397:39 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 12:5812:58 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 20:518:51 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:497:49 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:473:47 PM | 17:185:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:446:44 PM | 20:238:23 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:374:37 AM+1 | 30:166:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |