Tuesday 27 August 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:333:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:501:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:058:05 AM
Śubha gives way to Śukla.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 13:501:50 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 26:47 02:472:47 AM Wed | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 08:058:05 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:501:50 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:021:02 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:322:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:053:05 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:124:12 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:524:52 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:408:40 PM | 22:1210:12 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |