Tuesday 3 December 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:539:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:548:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 48 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
07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 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 | 08:548:54 AM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:434:43 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 14:252:25 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:548:54 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:269:26 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:543:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:543:54 PM | 17:555:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:543:54 PM | 16:244:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:543:54 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:508:50 PM | 22:2910:29 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 21:599:59 PM | 23:0011:00 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:446:44 AM+1 | 32:238:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |