Tuesday 24 August 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:2012:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:502:50 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:486:48 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 30 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09 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 | 26:50 02:502:50 AM Wed | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 21:259:25 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 06:486:48 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:351:35 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:508:50 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:392:39 PM | 16:274:27 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:154:15 PM | 17:565:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:029:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |